Chronic opioid treatment may raise risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA While opioids are often prescribed to treat people with trauma-related pain, a new UCLA-led study suggests doctors ...
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Investigating the human intestinal mucus barrier up-close and personal
Personalized medicine approach using a human Colon Chip opens up gateway to study mucus barrier functions in patients with intestinal ...
Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals
Credit: Dr. Simone Bagnis/University of Plymouth Poor sanitation leads to untreated wastewater entering river systems in many countries where industrialisation ...
Colorado study suggests new strategies against bone metastases from prostate cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When prostate cancer spreads, it most often spreads to bone. And while the 5-year ...
Designing and repurposing cell receptors
Credit: Daniel Keri, EPFL Called the "second secret of life", allostery is one of the most fundamental processes of biology ...
Activation of opioid receptor uncovered
Study by the universities of Bonn and ShanghaiTech opens up perspectives for the development of painkillersCredit: © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni ...
Patient’s place of residence matters when choosing cost-effective anticoagulation therapy
Credit: Mikko Pyykönen Appropriately selected anticoagulation therapy can help to reduce the medical costs of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. ...
Discovering hidden plant medicines on your doorstep
Credit: Earlham Institute (EI) EI is part of the global effort to sequence the DNA all of the known species ...
We love coffee, tea, chocolate and soft drinks so much, caffeine is literally in our blood
Credit: Photo by Steven Ward, OSU Extension and Experiment Station Communications. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University may ...
Forest farms could create market for ginseng, other herbs
Credit: Eric Burkhart, Penn State A transition from wild collection of herbs to forest farming needs to occur in Appalachia ...
Scientists develop electrochemical platform for cell-free synthetic biology
The direct gene circuit to electrode interface unites biology's ability to sense with the memory and decision-making capabilities of electronic ...
Periodontal disease: Patent for new treatment method
Credit: MLU/faculty marceting NF1 New biodegradable rods promise to provide better treatment for periodontal disease. Researchers from the Institute of ...
Wound healing in mucous tissues could ward off AIDS
Wound-repair capabilities preserve tissue integrity during early infection and might prevent inflammation that underlies immune exhaustionCredit: Michael Gale, Fredrik Barrenas, ...
UTSA to unlock the power of sulfur in future drug design
Credit: UTSA Organosulfur compounds are widely present in our bodies and the natural environment. They are found in onions, shallots ...
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