Scientists have visualized for the first time how opioids such as loperamide and the antidote naloxone engage a key brain receptor, offering insight that could lead to better pain treatments.

Scientists have known for decades that opioids relieve pain by binding to molecular switches in the brain called mu-opioid receptors. What they didn't know—until now—was exactly what happens next. A ...

Scientists have known for decades that opioids relieve pain by binding to molecular switches in the brain called mu-opioid (pronounced "mew-opioid") receptors. What they didn't know - until now - was ...

Listening to a favorite song can trigger a profound emotional response that rivals the feelings produced by biological ...

A new oral GLP-1 medication can help adults with obesity and Type 2 diabetes lose more weight and improve their blood sugar ...

Tens of millions of people with type 2 diabetes might actually be undermining their efforts to improve their health, with researchers demonstrating that the commonly prescribed metformin blocks the ...

Kura Oncology will host a conference call on November 13, 2025, at 12:30 pm ET / 9:30 am PT – SAN DIEGO and TOYKO, Nov. 13, ...

Company preparing to initiate comprehensive Phase 3 program for chronic cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...

Company preparing to initiate comprehensive Phase 3 program for chronic cough in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in first half of 2026 Company ended ...