Key research finding: Pharmacologists are working to help mitigate the detrimental side effects of opiates, including addiction, respiratory depression, constipation and alcohol use. Many ...

The 19 Wnt proteins found in humans are part of a larger superfamily of proteins that are also found in Archaea and Bacteria.

The research team found that the supplementation of n-3 fatty acids significantly enhances lactation performance even in ...

G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) play crucial roles in the regulation of a wide variety of physiological processes and represent one-third of targets with clinically prescribed drugs. Yet, it ...

Before a chain of amino acids can become an active and useful protein, it must be processed and folded into the appropriate ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Antipsychotic drugs that are widely used to treat schizophrenia and other problems may not work as scientists have assumed, according to findings from Duke University Medical Center ...

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) remain major drug targets, despite an incomplete understanding of how they signal through 16 non-visual G-protein signal transducers (collectively named the ...