Researchers found a brain pathway linking the anterior cingulate cortex, pontine nuclei, and cerebellum that reduces pain ...

Ozempic can help with blood sugar management, aid with significant weight loss, and perhaps even treat opioid use disorder.

UCSF researchers develop customizable SNIPR sensors that activate engineered cells only near tumors, promising precise cancer ...

The work by UB neuroscientists provides key insight into how the “lifesaving” medication offers almost instant relief of symptoms of major depression.

SBS-1000 was shown to be safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers in this Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose (SAD) studyNo ...

Scientists have used DOI to "map the localization of an important serotonin receptor in the brain critical in learning, ...

One class of drugs has already found success in treating the painful, disorienting and common attacks. Excitement is building about a slew of additional drug targets.

The drugs work by binding to the brain’s opioid receptors to block cravings and withdrawal symptoms without making a person feel high. Treatment reduces illicit drug use and the accompanying overdose ...

These opioid receptors are mainly categorized into four types ... particularly an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding and potential surgical site bleeding (Bongiovanni et al., 2021). Parecoxib ...

Methadone (a brand name is Methadose) is a full opioid agonist. It works by activating opioid receptors in the brain like other opioids but in a more controlled way. It reduces cravings and withdrawal ...