Researchers Discover Gene Linked To Pain
Health Which could lead to better ways to counter it A stubbed toe, a sore throat, a splitting headache: sometimes life might seem better if we didn’t experience pain. In fact, pain can sometimes be...
View ArticleNew Drugs Mimic Genetic Mutations To Make Humans More Super
Health It pays to study real-life X-Men Steven Pete can’t feel pain. Timothy Dreyer has bones several times thicker than the average human. Both conditions were caused by a combination of genetic...
View ArticleA New Kind Of Brain Scan Can See Your Pain, Literally
Health The technique could help end the mystery--and the stigma--of chronic pain Nothing hurts Americans more than chronic pain. It’s our single biggest health problem, affecting the lives of 100...
View ArticleHome-Brewed Synthetic Opioids Are Finally A Reality
Science No poppies required Pain-relieving opioids, like morphine or codeine, are important for medical purposes. The drugs have been around for millennia however even today they are still made from…
View ArticleCVS Expands Over-The-Counter Sales Of Heroin Antidote
Science You can now buy naloxone in 14 states Mega-pharmacy chain CVS announced Wednesday that it will start selling naloxone without a prescription in 12 new states. Previously, only customers in...
View ArticleIn Painkiller Trials, Placebo Effect Is Becoming More Powerful
Health Phenomenon prevents more drugs from hitting the market Painkiller manufacturers are confused. Their drugs have maintained the same efficacy at relieving symptoms for the past 25 years, but the...
View ArticleBrewing A Better Painkiller
Health How synthetic biology could transform opiates This past August, Stanford bioengineer Christina Smolke announced a first: Her team used brewer’s yeast—the stuff in beer—to produce a precursor to...
View ArticleSmall Doses Of Opioids Could Prevent Suicide
Health The drugs reduce both emotional and physical pain Researchers have found that low doses of a non-addictive opioid could treat acute suicidal thoughts. Researchers have found that low doses of a...
View ArticleA Vaccine That Makes Your Body Destroy Opioids
Health This could be the first vaccine ever to thwart drug abuse and overdoses Now a team of researchers is hoping to change that; they’ve developed the first vaccine to counter opioids, which could...
View ArticleTo ease lower back pain, yoga might be just as good as physical therapy
Health And a heck of a lot cheaper. Gentle yoga might be able to ease chronic lower back pain just as well as physical therapy.
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