Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that certain experimental compounds can amplify pain relief ...

The rate of opioid use in pregnancy more than doubled over the past decade, a new Oregon Health & Science University study ...

2025 NOV 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Investigators publish new report on Opioids. According to news reporting from Portland, Oregon, by NewsRx ...

Now, with the rise of prescription painkillers, the introduction of extremely potent synthetic opioids and the resurgence of heroin, the nation is locked in an ongoing overdose epidemic some have ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

A new scientific statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights research gaps associated with the negative effects of opioid use on the endocrine system. A new Scientific Statement ...

Texas A&M University Health Science Center in Bryan established a multidisciplinary opioid task force that aims to “reduce the burdens of opioid addiction, misuse and overdose on individuals, families ...

Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that ...

During 2025, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center identified a new synthetic opioid in three East Tennessee counties.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A new molecule developed by University at Buffalo researchers acts like a local, long-lasting anesthetic, providing robust pain relief for up to three weeks, according to the results ...

The rate of opioid use in pregnancy more than doubled over the past decade, a new Oregon Health & Science University study ...