Right as Rain | December 26, 2023
Participants in a new study led by Frank Song reported that drinking alcohol after having a caffeinated beverage during the day partially mitigated the negative effects of the two substances on sleep.
Research & Innovation
Variation in sleep duration linked to cognitive decline
UW Medicine newsroom | December 4, 2023
A new study published in JAMA Network Open showed that variation of sleep duration appears to affect cognitive decline. Jeff Iliff, PhD, led the investigation with colleagues Abigail Schindler, PhD, and Sherry Willis, PhD.
Gen Z perceives more dangers than previous generations, study shows
UPI | December 13, 2023
Gen Z came into the world at a time of significant stressors, and it "makes sense that they would have an altered sense of threat," says Larry Wissow, MD, MPH.
Cannabis use does not reduce long-term heroin use, study finds
ABC News | November 28, 2023
According to a new study, people with heroin dependency don't use less of that drug if they start also using cannabis. Andrew Saxon, MD, is quoted.
Initiative awards 12 early-stage pilot grants to interdisciplinary teams of UW investigators
UW Population Health Initiative | November 7, 2023
The Population Health Initiative announced today the award of 12 Tier 1 pilot grants to teams of interdisciplinary researchers representing eight University of Washington schools and colleges as well as several community-based partners. Awardees included Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, Jessy Guler, PhD, Isaac Rhew, PhD, MPH, Alysha Thompson, PhD, and Larry Wissow, MD, MPH.
A (brief) surprise in study of alcohol, caffeine and sleep
UW Medicine newsroom | November 8, 2023
A study led by psychology doctoral candidate Frank Song found that among study participants who used caffeine during the day and alcohol at night, the negative effects on sleep seemed to offset — for a while.
What a decades-long study teaches us about brain health and aging
UW Medicine | November 13, 2023
The Seattle Longitudinal Study (SLS) led by K. Warner Schaie, PhD, and Sherry Willis, PhD, followed participants from 1956 to 2012 to track cognitive changes over the adult lifespan. Jeff Iliff, PhD, uses data from the SLS to investigate the relationship between sleep and cognitive impairment or dementia.
Improving interactions between people who use drugs and the law
Department news | October 31, 2023
The CLEARS Project (Community-Law Enforcement Aligning in Response to Substance Use) is developing regional solutions to improve interactions between law enforcement professionals and people who use drugs.
The hunt quickens for vaccines and antibody therapies against opioids
The Washington Post | November 5, 2023
A vaccine could prove especially helpful for users of drugs such as cocaine who fear it might be tainted with fentanyl, says Marco Pravetoni, PhD.
No meaningful increase seen in new opioid use disorder diagnoses with routine screening
Drugs.com | October 16, 2023
Research led by John Fortney, PhD, indicates implementation of opioid use disorder (OUD) screening in primary care does not increase the percentage of patients with a new OUD diagnosis in a clinically meaningful way.
