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·February 18, 2023·2 min read

How AI Can Help Design Drugs to Treat Opioid Addiction

Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to find novel drugs that can block kappa opioid receptors with the hope to alleviate opioid addiction.

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·June 28, 2021·4 min read

Sunflower Seed Peptide Could Treat Pain and Inflammation

Synthetically optimizing a peptide commonly found in sunflower seeds could help provide relief for gastrointestinal pain and inflammation, a new study reports.

Image shows the chemical structure of KOR

Featured Neurology Pain

·December 4, 2016·4 min read

Novel Compound to Alleviate Pain and Itch Identified

A new study identifies a possible candidate to help alleviate pain and itch sensations.

Image shows a person scratching their arm.

Featured Neurology

·September 28, 2015·3 min read

Promising New Compound Could Treat Chronic Itch Without Adverse Side Effects

Researchers have identified a new compound that appears to treat chronic intractable itch without the adverse side effects normally associated with medicating the condition.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 3, 2015·4 min read

Aversion and Reward Behaviors Activated Through Same Neural Pathways

Findings suggest drug treatments for addiction and depression simultaneously may stimulate and reward and aversion responses.

This shows how DREADD controls a neuron.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 30, 2015·4 min read

Chemogenetic Technique Turns Mouse Behavior On and Off

A new, non-invasive technique helps researchers to modulate neurons.

The image shows the pathways in the basal ganglia. The striatum is shown in a purple/blue color.

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·August 2, 2013·3 min read

New Findings Could Help Improve Development of Drugs for Addiction

Researchers describe findings which could help enable the development of more effective medications for addiction, with fewer side effects.

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·July 12, 2012·10 min read

Large, Medically Important Class of Proteins Starts to Yield Its Secrets

Five recent research papers shed light on elusive G protein-coupled receptors. New techniques and insights used to solve the GPCR structures are discussed.