Prenatal opioids may harm newborn breathing, rat study finds

Prenatal exposure to opioids affects the development of important circuits in the brain and spinal cord that control breathing.

U. Oregon • futurity
May 25, 2023 ~5 min

Living ‘nerve circuit’ could test opioid alternatives

Half a million people in the US have died from opioid overdose in the past 10 years. Researchers hope a living bioengineered nerve circuit can change that.

Barri Bronston-Tulane • futurity
Sept. 22, 2021 ~4 min


Tweaked enzyme may treat spine injury and stroke damage

An enzyme called chondroitinase ABC that regrows damaged nerve tissue in animals has been too unstable for human use. New work could change things.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
Sept. 8, 2020 ~6 min

‘Steering wheel’ neurons control left and right turns in mice

A new discovery that sheds light on how neurons control whether mice turn right or left while walking could prove useful for people with motor disorders.

Mathias Traczyk-Copenhagen • futurity
May 12, 2020 ~3 min

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