Since ancient times, humans have used opium and its derivatives to block pain. Yet in all that time, no one has found a solution to two main side effects of opioids—addiction and overdose.
Apr 10, 2018
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Scientists at the University of York have discovered that a drug used widely to combat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the growth and spread of breast cancer.
Jan 27, 2015
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Blood may seem like a simple fluid, but its chemistry is complex. When too much potassium, for instance, accumulates in the bloodstream, patients may experience deadly irregular heart rhythms.
May 4, 2021
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The tip of an immune molecule known for its skill at fighting cancer may also help patients survive pneumonia, scientists report.
Aug 5, 2014
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A novel blood test that predicts sudden death risk in heart failure patients is set to help physicians decide which patients would benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The findings were presented at ...
Aug 27, 2012
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A team of researchers led by Oscar Sánchez-Carranza in Professor Gary Lewin's lab at the Max Delbrück Center have identified a new function for the PIEZO2 protein—in mediating chronic pain hypersensitivity. The research ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Florey researchers have discovered how a rare genetic mutation breaks a molecular "gate," causing the severely disabling developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) in infants.
Jul 17, 2024
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Researchers at the Brain and Spine Institute at John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC, one of the nation's 50 best hospitals for cancer, are studying a possible alternative to side effect-ridden opioid-based medications ...
Jun 26, 2013
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An international joint research group found that the cause of heart arrhythmia in myotonic dystrophy was RNA abnormalities in the sodium channel in the heart, clarifying the symptom's mechanism. This finding will be helpful ...
Jun 16, 2016
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