American soldiers are 10 times more likely to use nicotine pouches that can cause serious health issues than average American adults, according to a survey of military personnel at Fort Liberty, the largest American military base.

Neuroscience researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report in Science that special genetic structures, known as R-loops, control the expression of a key gene important for responding to emotional experiences. This genetic mechanism may be particularly important for guiding maladaptive behavioral responses related to psychiatric disorders like substance use and mood disorders.

Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have found a new receptor for nerve growth factor that plays an important role in pain signaling, even though it does not signal on its own, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The findings hold promise for finding new treatments for arthritis and other forms of inflammatory and cancer pain, without the side effects that led recent therapies to fail in clinical trials.