Studies in animal models by UF Scripps Biomedical Research scientists have identified a protein that could shed light on how people develop tolerance to pain-relieving drugs over time, a problem that ...

An internationally recognized leader in molecular pharmacology and neurobiology, Dr. Bohn recently joined USF Health. She is ...

Physicians have frequently prescribed a class of fentanyl drugs intended for cancer patients with high opioid tolerance to patients with back pain and migraines, which puts a new population of ...

Opioids are often prescribed for pain management after surgery — but for the 19 million people in the U.S. with a history of substance abuse, that option may not be safe or desired. Until now, there ...

New research has identified an alternative signaling pathway in the brain of mice that relieves pain, even in animals that have developed tolerance to opioids. The study also showed that pain relief ...

Jennifer Whistler’s team at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience is researching ways to make opioid painkillers safer. (Getty Images) Opioids are powerful painkillers but their use is hindered because ...

The FDA has issued new rules related to the prescribing of opioid painkillers. The rules apply to transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl, or TIRF, drugs. The drugs contain fentanyl, a powerful opioid ...

When you have a mild headache or muscle ache, an over-the-counter pain reliever is usually enough to make you feel better. But if your pain is more severe, your doctor might recommend something ...