Device could automatically deliver drug to reverse opioid overdose
Opioid users tend to be alone and incapacitated during an overdose. Purdue University researchers are...
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Opioids study shows high-risk counties across the country, suggests local solutions
Dozens of counties in the Midwest and South are at the highest risk for opioid...
Smelling with your tongue: Identification of functional olfactory receptors in human taste cells opens doors to new approaches to modify food flavor
Scientists from the Monell Center report that functional olfactory receptors, the sensors that detect odors...
Experimental drug shows promise for opioid withdrawal symptoms: In rats, rapastinel reverses signs of withdrawal with no side effects
While medicines are available to relieve withdrawal symptoms in people recovering from opioid addiction, they...
Teaching human cells to clean house to delay aging and fight neurodegeneration
Monash researchers have unlocked a key process in all human cells that contributes to diseases...
Disruption of circadian rhythm as risk factor for diseases: A clash between modern lifestyles and our biological clock can lead to the development of obesity and breast cancer
USC scientists report that a novel time-keeping mechanism within liver cells that helps sustain key...
Deaths of despair: The opioid epidemic is just part of the problem: Rising medical costs may be the biggest contributor to declines in life-expectancy
Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60,000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines...
Increase in fentanyl — responsible for 44 percent of New York City overdose deaths — has led to apprehension and caution
People who use drugs in New York City have adjusted their behaviors to avoid overdose,...
Immune system emerges as potential partner in opioid cravings fight
The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against...