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Modafinil

21 July 2020

Modafinil, a drug licensed for sleep disorders, is also widely used as a study drug or cognitive enhancer, but the evidence for its effectiveness in this domain is scant.
Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive

Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive

4 January 2018

Researchers have determined how morphine derivatives bind to the kappa opioid receptor, which should enable safer painkillers to be developed

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