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Mapping how Narcan reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for developing more effective drugs against overdose.

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How Does the Placebo Effect Work?

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Targeting Protein Isoforms to Develop Safer Opioids

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Opioids Recruit the Immune System to Cause Withdrawal Symptoms

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Infographic: Inducing Active Immunity Against Opioid Overdose

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Opioid Vaccines as a Tool to Stem Overdose Deaths

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Robert Califf Confirmed to Lead FDA

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Vitamin D Deficiency Drives Opioid Addiction in Mice

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Opinion: The Overlooked Power of Inhibitory Neurons

Opinion: We Still Lack Evidence that Cannabis Treats Cancer Pain

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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