New research reveals previously unknown ways opioid receptors can function, opening the door to safer pain treatments.

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

Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are the superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels and widely expressed throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems. nAChRs play crucial ...

Clinical applications of hematopoietic growth factors. Comparison data used are the preclinical pharmacology as well as the design and results of clinical trials. Seven comparative studies that used ...

Purpose: The ferret cisplatin emesis model has been used for ~30 years and enabled identification of clinically used anti-emetics. We provide an objective assessment of this model including efficacy ...

In the late 1950s, dopamine was recognized as a neurotransmitter in its own right. A specific functional role for dopamine was suggested by the demonstration of its uncharacteristic distribution in ...

Heptares Therapeutics, the leading GPCR drug discovery and development company, announces the publication of a new paper describing how 'reverse pharmacology', enabled by its StaR® technology, can be ...