News tagged with opioid receptors
Western diets turn on fat genes
Those extra helpings of gravy and dessert at the holiday table are even less of a help to your waistline than previously thought. According to a new research report recently appearing online in The FASEB Journal, a diet t ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Love hurts: Why emotional pain really affects us
Have you ever felt overly upset by a social snubbing? Your genetics, not your friends, may be at fault.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Researchers block morphine's itchy side effect
Itching is one of the most prevalent side effects of powerful, pain-killing drugs like morphine, oxycodone and other opioids. The opiate-associated itch is so common that even women who get epidurals for labor ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Researchers discover novel approach to stimulate immune cells
Researchers at Rutgers University have uncovered a new way to stimulate activity of immune cell opiate receptors, leading to efficient tumor cell clearance.
May 11, 2012 |
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High-fat, high-sugar foods alter brain receptors
Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The new research results are being presented at the 2009 annual ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 28, 2009 |
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How heroin works: Imaging opioid receptors in the brain
(Phys.org) -- Researchers and doctors have gleaned new clues to the molecular mechanisms behind some of the most addictive substances in the world, thanks to two new studies that uncovered the structures of ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
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A polymorphism of the µ-opioid receptor is linked to alcohol misuse among adolescents
A genetic study has examined the association between a polymorphism of the µ-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene and alcohol misuse among adolescents. Results suggest that teens who carry the G allele (A118G) of the OPRM1 gene are ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Stress-induced changes in brain circuitry linked to cocaine relapse
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain brain regions can precipitate a low mood and a relapse in cocaine-seeking.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 30, 2009 |
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