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  • New research shows how specialized clinics can improve care continuity for people experiencing homelessness
  • Boosting levels of a protein could relieve pain after surgery, reducing reliance on opioids
  • UAB researcher receives prestigious award to better understand transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery
  • UAB researchers developing safer psychedelic-inspired therapeutics for depression and addiction

  • New research shows how specialized clinics can improve care continuity for people experiencing homelessness

    People who have experienced homelessness receive more consistent primary care and rely less on emergency services when they visit specialized clinics designed specifically for their needs, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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  • Boosting levels of a protein could relieve pain after surgery, reducing reliance on opioids

    A protein naturally made in the body reduces inflammation and pain after surgery, according to a new preclinical study from investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Published in Inflammation Research, the report is the first to show a link between the protein, called tristetraprolin, or TTP, and pain relief. The work could lead to the development of alternatives to highly addictive opioids by increasing the levels of TTP or its activity to alleviate pain due to inflammation.

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  • UAB researcher receives prestigious award to better understand transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery

    Demario Overstreet, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, has been awarded substantial funding through the National Institutes of Health for his innovative research program, titled “Contemporary human models of postoperative pain: A biopsychosocial investigation in general surgery.”

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  • UAB researchers developing safer psychedelic-inspired therapeutics for depression and addiction

    Recent studies of psychedelic therapy, using substances like psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, show rapid and lasting improvements to conditions like depression and addiction. Jamie Peters, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology, and a team of researchers are studying a safer, more targeted version of these substances.

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CAPPI: Improving addiction and pain outcomes through research, education, community outreach, and patient care resources

The mission of CAPPI is to conduct cutting-edge research that can be developed into better treatments for addiction and pain. The faculty and staff in CAPPI seek to educate other professionals and the public about addiction and pain in a way that promotes compassion and minimizes the stigma of these two health conditions. CAPPI also serves as the focal point for community outreach in order to build effective partnerships with the communities we serve.

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