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A New Lens: Research Domain Criteria Researchers from UCLA took a different approach. Rather than relying solely on clinical diagnoses in the NVDRS, they used the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework. Developed by the National Institute of Mental Health, RDoC looks at psychological functioning across six broad domains: Negative valence (distress, hopelessness, anxiety) Positive valence

A major scientific review has concluded that e-cigarettes are likely to cause cancer. The finding could reshape how governments, health bodies and the public think about vaping. Published in the journal Carcinogenesis on 31 March 2026, the study offers one of the most comprehensive assessments of the e-cigarette cancer risk to date. It raises serious questions

Violence is one of the most underreported issues facing women who use drugs. A major study published in JAMA Network Open in March 2026 shed new light on how widespread and serious this problem is, and why so many women suffer in silence. The findings are deeply concerning. Yet understanding them is an important step towards building

A landmark study published in JAMA Network Open reveals a deeply troubling link between parental death and child mortality. Children who lose a parent to drug overdose, homicide, or suicide face a sharply elevated risk of dying before they reach adulthood. The findings raise urgent questions about bereavement support across the United States. Professor Sean Esteban

Parental drinking habits leave a longer shadow than most people realise. A landmark new study tracked thousands of Australian families across 23 years. It found that the way parents drink shapes their children’s alcohol use well into adulthood, but only at two very specific moments in life. Research published this month in Health Economics draws on 43,817 parent

For years, the conversation about cannabis has centred on mental health, dependency, and the gateway drug debate. Those are serious concerns. But scientific research is now pointing to something far less discussed: the relationship between cannabis exposure and cancer, including acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), one of the most aggressive blood cancers in existence. The risk

Alarming new research shows marijuana academic performance links are far more serious than previously thought. Columbia University scientists have uncovered how cannabis damages young people’s school grades, with even occasional use causing significant educational struggles. The groundbreaking study analysed data from over 160,000 American students. Researchers found that adolescents using marijuana near-daily were almost four

As World Cancer Day 2026 approaches on 4 February, emerging evidence reveals a concerning truth that many Australians remain unaware of: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption when it comes to cancer risk. Whilst public health campaigns have long focused on the immediate dangers of excessive drinking-accidents, injuries, and impaired judgement-the long-term carcinogenic