g. CXCR5 and TCF7) were hyper-methylated in the same group of individuals with uncontrolled infection. For selected genes, mRNA levels negatively correlated with DNA methylation, confirming an epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Further, these gene expression signatures were also confirmed in early and chronic stages of infection, including…[Read more]

A pilot study was conducted to identify whether an opioid education and naloxone distribution (OEND) service affected (1) willingness to accept naloxone; (2) naloxone dispensation; and (3) patient knowledge about opioids, overdose symptoms, and naloxone in patients receiving buprenorphine prescriptions for opioid use disorder (OUD).…[Read more]