Receptors - 2 News from the science department by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg from Germany for the healthcare industry

Receptors - 2 News from the science department by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg from Germany for the healthcare industry

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Researchers “film” the activation of an important receptor

Study may lead to the development of improved medicines

15-Mar-2024 - An international team of researchers has succeeded in “filming” the activation of an important receptor. They froze the involved molecules at different points in time and photographed them under the electron microscope. They were then able to place these still images in sequence. This sequence ...

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Pain relief without side effects and addiction

Better than opiates: Researchers use adrenaline receptors for highly-effective analgesics

21-Oct-2022 - New substances that activate adrenalin receptors instead of opioid receptors have a similar pain relieving effect to opiates, but without the negative aspects such as respiratory depression and addiction. This is the result of research carried out by an international team of researchers led by ...

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