Drugs that target opioid receptors sometimes have severe side effects. Thousands of people around the world die every day from overdoses involving opioids such as fentanyl. An international team of ...

UC Davis researchers have developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids - the building blocks of proteins - ...

Opioid receptors are proteins in the nervous system that interact with opioids. Opioid receptors are part of the endogenous opioid system. This is the body’s internal system for regulating pain, ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists, a class of drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, likely trump the widely prescribed metformin for curbing dementia risk in people with the condition, finds the largest study of ...

Xifaxan (rifaximin) is a brand-name oral tablet prescribed for certain types of diarrhea and a liver-related brain condition. Xifaxan has interactions with some other drugs. Examples include warfarin ...

When it comes to kidney and cardiovascular outcomes, there is no significant difference between treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor or GLP-1 receptor agonist in patients with type 2 diabetes, according ...

Schizophrenia is currently treated with older medications with limited efficacy and troublesome side effects that lead many patients to stop taking them. The FDA has approved a novel Bristol Myers ...