A new imaging study by the Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the ...

UF scientists have developed a compound that safely activates delta opioid receptors, offering pain relief without ...

The activation of opioid receptors—which are very widely distributed in the brain—leads to short-term inhibition of neuronal activity and decreased neurotransmitter release. Neuroscientist ...

The National Institutes of Health funded the study. The human body relies on three kinds of opioid receptors to regulate pain, much like traffic control systems on a busy highway. Understanding ...

This new study from the Turku PET Centre in Finland demonstrates for the first time that listening to favorite music also activates the brain's opioid receptors. The study measured the release of ...

The human body relies on three kinds of opioid receptors to regulate pain, much like traffic control systems on a busy highway. Understanding these pathways is key to developing safer pain treatments.

In humans, fentanyl binds to opioid receptors in the brain ... The study mentions the proximity of one sampling location to a significant fentanyl drug bust in the adjacent county.

The National Institutes of Health funded the study. The human body relies on three kinds of opioid receptors to regulate pain, much like traffic control systems on a busy highway. Understanding these ...

Aging Health. 2011;7(6):813-828. Common opioid side effects reported in the literature include urinary retention, pruritus, nausea and vomiting, CNS effects and respiratory effects. The incidence ...

The National Institutes of Health funded the study. The human body relies on three kinds of opioid receptors to regulate pain, much like traffic control systems on a busy highway. Understanding ...