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Medical Researchers Design Variant of Main Painkiller Receptor
Scientists have developed a
variant of the mu opioid
receptor that has several
advantages when it comes to
experimentation. This
variant can be grown in
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A Path to Lower-Risk Painkillers: Newly-Discovered Drug Target Paves Way for Alternatives to Morphine
New findings provide vital
step towards exploring pain
medications that may lower
risks of prescription drug
abuse and side effects of
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Eating Junk Food While Pregnant May Make Your Child a Junk Food Addict
A healthy diet during
pregnancy is critical to the
future health of your
children. New research
suggests that pregnant
... > full story
Governments Failing to Address 'Global Pandemic of Untreated Cancer Pain'
Governments around the world
are leaving hundreds of
millions of cancer patients
to suffer needlessly because
of their failure to ensure
... > full story
- Medical Researchers Design Variant of Main Painkiller Receptor
- A Path to Lower-Risk Painkillers: Newly-Discovered Drug Target Paves Way for Alternatives to Morphine
- Eating Junk Food While Pregnant May Make Your Child a Junk Food Addict
- Governments Failing to Address 'Global Pandemic of Untreated Cancer Pain'
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A Maternal Junk Food Diet Alters Development of Opioid Pathway in the Offspring
July 30, 2013 — New animal research suggests that maternal diet during pregnancy can alter the development of a signalling pathway associated with reward processing in the ... > full story -
Chemical Compound Shows Promise as Alternative to Opioid Pain Relievers
July 15, 2013 — A drug targeting a protein complex containing two different types of opioid receptors may be an effective alternative to morphine and other opioid pain medications, without any of the side effects or ... > full story -
Negative Physician Attitudes About Opioid Pain Meds Linked With Lower Prescribing
June 25, 2013 — According to a study of physicians' attitudes about pain drugs, negative physician attitudes about opioid medications are closely associated with lower rates of prescribing and more favorable ... > full story -
Missing Enzyme Linked to Drug Addiction
June 17, 2013 — A missing brain enzyme increases concentrations of a protein related to pain-killer addiction, according to an animal ... > full story -
Testosterone Therapy May Help Improve Pain in Men With Low Testosterone
June 17, 2013 — Testosterone therapy is associated with decreased pain perception in men with low testosterone levels related to opioid (narcotic) pain relievers (analgesics), a new study ... > full story -
Brain's 'Dark Side' as Key to Cocaine Addiction
June 12, 2013 — Scientists have found evidence that an emotion-related brain region called the central amygdala —- whose activity promotes feelings of malaise and unhappiness —- plays a major role in ... > full story -
Heroin Availability Increasing Across Washington State
June 12, 2013 — New data indicates increases in heroin availability, abuse and deaths across the state, particularly among young adults ages 18-29. These increases are concerning because of the high risks of ... > full story -
Long-Term Use of Prescription Painkillers for Back Pain Linked to Erectile Dysfunction in Men
May 15, 2013 — Regularly taking prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, is associated with a higher risk of erectile dysfunction in ... > full story -
War Spawns New Approaches for Wounded Service Members' Pain Care
May 11, 2013 — Better body armor and rapid aeromedical evacuations enable American service members to survive blasts that would have proved fatal in Vietnam or even the first Gulf War, but they pose new challenges ... > full story -
Heroin Vaccine Blocks Relapse, Preclinical Study Suggests
May 3, 2013 — Scientists have reported successful preclinical tests of a new vaccine against heroin. The vaccine targets heroin and its psychoactive breakdown products in the bloodstream, preventing them from ... > full story
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