A new compound provides the pain-relieving properties of cannabis - without the mind-bending side effects. It may be an effective alternative to highly addictive opioids, say American scientists. The ...

While opioids are a widely used treatment for pain, patients who take them on a regular basis can become tolerant, requiring a higher dose for continued pain relief. Researchers have now identified a ...

A cannabinoid type 2 (CB2) receptor agonist that failed to ease osteoarthritis pain in a clinical trial could get new life as a treatment for opioid addiction. In tests on mice, researchers at Indiana ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have engineered a new compound that animal tests suggest could offer the pain-relieving properties of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone without the risk ...

Natural sunscreens shield the skin from harmful radiation, without triggering allergic reactions. In a recently published ...