Given how profound an influence opioids have on the world – for better or worse – scientists know surprisingly little about how these drugs actually work. A recent study led by researchers from ...

A clinical trial of an experimental drug for treatment-resistant major depression finds that modulation of the endogenous opioid system may improve the effectiveness of drugs that target the action of ...

Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

September 12, 2012 — A centralized prescription network that gives real-time access to data on filled prescriptions for individual patients can reduce inappropriately filled prescriptions for opioids ...

Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2023, the nation recorded roughly 105,000 drug ...

The morphinelike compound McDougall refers to is known as endomorphin 1, and his team studied whether peripheral administration of this endogenous ¿-opioid peptide could reduce knee joint pain.

A new imaging study showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain's opioid system. A new imaging study by the Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that listening to favorite ...

After Maryland became one of the top five states for opioid-related deaths in 2017, Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Health System created a formula to measure opioid overprescribing within its EHR system ...

Rainbow trout fed a fish-free, plant-based diet from first feeding showed lower food intake and reduced growth compared with fish fed a conventional fishmeal and fish oil diet. Brain responses linked ...