New research reveals that the human brain contains a built-in pain map that activates in different regions when relieving ...

Acetaminophen has been available since the 1950s and in everyone’s medicine cabinet for so long that some of us treat it as a part of a food group. Now, surprisingly, it’s in the news. Much has ...

A new study published in Nature Medicine provides more evidence that ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects may be partially dependent on the brain’s opioid system. The researchers found that ...

Ketamine is a highly effective, fast-acting antidepressant that works even for patients who have not responded to other medications. However, the brain mechanisms important for these rapid treatment ...

A new imaging study by the Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain's opioid system. Music can evoke intense pleasure, sometimes ...

One day a few years ago, as I stared at all the sophisticated machinery in my operating room — high-tech microscopes, image navigation tools and exquisitely designed instruments — I was struck by the ...

(via Kurzgesagt) Fentanyl is the deadliest illegal drug in US history by far. It’s often described as the ultimate high, but it’s actually an inferior, short-lived, and brutally addictive version of ...

Suzetrigine prevents pain signals from reaching the brain and doesn't give an opioid-like high, making it non-addictive—but it's expensive. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes To treat acute pain, ...

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