Archive: 17/01/2017
Key signaling protein associated with addiction controls the actions of oxycodone on pain
RGS9-2, a key signaling protein in the brain known to play a critical role in the development of addiction-related behaviors, acts as a positive modulator of oxycodone reward in both pain-free and chronic pain states, according ...
Jan 17, 2017
Report highlights national trends in heart disease treatments
Over 93 percent of heart attack patients are receiving stents within the guideline-recommended threshold of 90 minutes after arriving at the hospital, with the median time to stenting only 59 minutes, according to a broad ...
Jan 17, 2017
Commercial interests may drown out patients' voices
Researchers from the University of Sydney and Bond University are urgently calling for greater independence and transparency around industry-sponsored patient advocacy groups, following a growing amount of evidence which ...
Jan 17, 2017