UArizona Health Sciences researchers seek to improve opioid therapy while...
University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are taking the foot off the brake in their quest to improve opioid therapy while decreasing its side effects.
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The rate of hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity rose by 67 per cent for young adults (aged 19 to 24) and 44 per cent for youth (aged 18 or below) in Ontario between 2013 and 2020,...
View ArticleXylazine can exacerbate the life-threatening effects of opioids, rat study shows
A new study in rats suggests that xylazine, the active ingredient in a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer not approved for human use, can worsen the life-threatening effects of opioids.
View ArticleIngestible capsule can monitor vital signs from within the patient's GI tract
Diagnosing sleep disorders such as sleep apnea usually requires a patient to spend the night in a sleep lab, hooked up to a variety of sensors and monitors.
View ArticleUMSOM receives $29 million research award to improve health outcomes in...
University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that the school will receive a $29 million research award over four years from the National Institutes of Health to...
View ArticleTrump drastically inflates annual fentanyl death numbers
Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that more than 300,000 Americans are dying each year from the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, and that the number of fentanyl overdoses...
View ArticleNaloxone use by non-medical bystanders on the rise, but not fast enough
Use of a lifesaving drug to reverse opioid drug overdoses is growing, but not fast enough. That's according to new research in JAMA Network Open from The Ohio State University College of Medicine,...
View ArticlePrenatal cannabis exposure linked to increased risk of opioid addiction later...
With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug to help with morning sickness, lower back pain or anxiety.
View ArticleMajority of naloxone recipients in NYC at high risk of overdose
The overwhelming majority of those in New York City who obtained a naloxone kit to counteract opioid overdose had a high need for the drug, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine...
View ArticleResearchers uncover key role of peri-LC neurons in the brain arousal system
A small cluster of cells deep within our brains, called the locus coeruleus, affects how awake and attentive we are, how we respond to stress, how we cope with anxiety and fear, and how we create...
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