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Researchers have discovered a possible way to increase levels of natural opioids in the brain. The new approach involves blocking an opioid receptor that normally inactivates these molecules.Share on PinterestExploiting a newly discovered opioid receptor might help design safer pain medication.Synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, naloxone, and morphine, are powerful pain relief medications. They can…

Susan Cohen is the founding chair of the immigration practice at Mintz in Boston. Jennifer Hunt served as chief economist at the US Department of Labor and is a professor of economics at Rutgers Univ…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The Trump administration late Friday accused China of blocking U.S. passenger flights into the country amid coronavirus restrictions, according to a report.“China has, over the objections of the U.S. government, impaired the operating rights of U.S. carriers,” Department of Transportation…

The killer is not the virus but the immune response. The current pandemic is unique not just because it is caused by a new virus that puts everyone at risk, but also because the range of innate immune responses is diverse and unpredictable. In some it is strong enough to kill. In others it is…

President Donald Trump faces a lawsuit over the federal government declining to make $1,200 stimulus checks to U.S. citizens who are married to immigrants without Social Security numbers. The litigation comes after the IRS said only married couples who both hold valid Social Security numbers will receive the payments. The suit, filed by a U.S.…