News tagged with opioid receptor

Polymorphism in opioid gene affects breast cancer survival

(HealthDay) -- Genotype at the A118G polymorphism of the µ-opioid receptor gene is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality, according to a study published in the April issue of Anesthesiology.

Cancer Mar 30, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study provides clues for designing new anti-addiction medications

Scientists are now one step closer to developing anti-addiction medications, thanks to new research that provides a better understanding of the properties of the only member of the opioid receptor family whose ...

Addiction Mar 22, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Study solves structure of 'salvia receptor', reveals how salvinorin A interacts with it

At the molecular level, drugs like salvinorin A (the active ingredient of the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum) work by activating specific proteins, known as receptors, in the brain and body. Salvin ...

Medical research Mar 21, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Evidence mounts for link between opioids and cancer growth

Opioid drugs used to relieve pain in postoperative and chronic cancer patients may stimulate the growth and spread of tumors, according to two studies and a commentary in the 2012 annual Journal Symposium issue of Anesthesiology, the ac ...

Cancer Mar 20, 2012 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 1 |

Research helping combat drug addiction

(Medical Xpress) -- Better help with battling drug addiction could be at hand as a result of research underway at Victoria University of Wellington.

Medical research Jan 13, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Study offers clue as to why alcohol is addicting: Drinking releases brain endorphins

(Medical Xpress) -- Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center ...

Neuroscience Jan 11, 2012 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Asians fighting alcoholism may benefit from new study

(Medical Xpress) -- New UCLA psychology research indicates that Asians who are struggling with alcoholism may benefit especially from naltrexone, one of three medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 27, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Low-dose naltrexone (LDN): Tricking the body to heal itself

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania have discovered the mechanism by which a low dose of the opioid antagonist naltrexone (LDN), an agent used clinically (off-label) ...

Medical research Sep 02, 2011 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Researchers identify possible new targets for treating pain in women

Women and men experience pain, particularly chronic pain, very differently. The ability of some opioids to relieve pain also differs between women and men. While it has been recognized since the mid-nineties that some narcotic ...

Neuroscience Aug 18, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 4 |

Low dose naltrexone (LDN): Harnessing the body's own chemistry to treat human ovarian cancer

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania have discovered that a low dose of the opioid antagonist naltrexone (LDN) has an extraordinarily potent antitumor effect on human ...

Cancer Jul 12, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Use of naltrexone reduces inflammation in Crohn's patients

Naltrexone reduced inflammation in Crohn's patients in a research study at Penn State College of Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes May 19, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

Smokers' genetic background impacts brain opioid receptors, smoking relapse

Nearly everyone who has tried to quit smoking says it's incredibly difficult, and the struggle is due in part to genetic factors. Now, a new study from the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...

Medical research May 16, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

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