Last week, researchers dropped a bombshell report on DFNZ, a developing new medicine derived from a class of drugs once ...

An experimental opioid alternative called DFNZ achieved effective pain relief in mice without addiction risk or breathing ...

Brain cells (magenta) in the reward center of a rat’s brain release dopamine in response to opioids. According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain ...

The study focuses on DFNZ, a molecule derived from a class of synthetic opioids first explored in the mid-20th century but ...

More good news in the battle against opioid addiction. Scientists have reopened research into a class of opioids that were ...

While the opioid epidemic is one of the most urgent public health emergencies facing the U.S., new therapeutic approaches for ...

Is there a safe opioid? Scientists discovered DFNZ, a high-potency nitazene that relieves pain without the risk of overdose ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a novel, highly potent opioid that shows potential as ...

A novel mu-opioid receptor agonist showed strong analgesia without respiratory depression, tolerance, or significant ...

While opioids are incredibly powerful pain management tools, they can also be highly addictive. Since 2013, the rate of deaths from an overdose due to synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, has steadily ...

A series of recent studies in mice and rats has mapped specific brain circuits that appear to drive chronic pain, identifying ...

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. Evidence has ...