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Cannabinoid drugs and new opioid compounds both have a place in the search for new pain relief alternativeshttps://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/cannabinoid-drugs-have-a-head-start-in-the-search-for-opioid-alternatives …

To stun its prey, an electric eel can generate a powerful electrical discharge of 100 watts. Now researchers have imitated the eel's methods to create a biocompatible power source.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/electric-eel-inspires-new-battery-free-power-source …

In a discovery that seems straight out of Jurassic Park, researchers have identified a 99-million-year-old fossilized tick on a dinosaur feather. The fossils will not be yielding any dinosaur DNA, but they are well worth checking out nevertheless:https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/tick-that-fed-on-dinosaurs-found-preserved-on-its-hosts-fossilized-feather …

While CRISPR's potential is unquestionable, safety concerns have prevented it from being used to treat human diseases. Now, scientists have found a way around one of those hurdles, modifying CRISPR to work without cutting DNA.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/crispr-modification-overcomes-major-hurdle-to-human-treatments …

“We see victims of gun violence literally seven days a week,” says trauma surgeon Stefan Leichtle.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/gun-violence-from-a-surgeons-perspective …

A social psychologist explains how to make ourselves and our loved ones take climate change more seriously.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/why-we-dont-worry-about-climate-change-as-much-as-we-know-we-should …

The demands of early agriculture left women with some serious upper body strength.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/prehistoric-women-were-stronger-than-todays-competitive-rowers-bone-scans-reveal …

Pride in being British didn't mean people were more likely to reject immigrants or vote Brexit. Feeling the UK was exceptional and underrecognized internationally did.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/xenophobia-found-to-be-strong-predictor-for-brexit-vote-regardless-of-age-gender-or-education …

Vaccines are designed to save lives, but they also save money:https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/vaccines-in-poor-countries-have-saved-20-million-lives-and-350-billion-dollars-since-2001 …

Up your Thanksgiving nap game with this expert advice:https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/thanksgiving-and-the-science-of-napping …

If a glass of wine puts you to sleep, but harder drinks out with friends pump you up, you’re not alone.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/different-types-of-alcohol-trigger-different-emotional-responses …

Only a third of patients see results from the first antidepressant they try. But research is underway to change that:https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/new-biomarkers-can-help-patients-find-the-right-antidepressant-faster …

1° Celsius doesn’t sound like a lot, but warming the seabed just slightly has a huge impact on the species living there.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/what-just-one-degree-of-warming-does-to-the-floor-of-the-antarctic-ocean …

An easy-to-use alternative to injections:https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/nasal-spray-could-reverse-opioid-and-heroin-overdoses …

"Our results show that very high wealth disparities in countries like the US today are historically uncommon."https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/archaeological-data-traces-origins-of-wealth-inequality …

Raise awareness for your research on #WorldScienceDay. Here are five ways to do it.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/the-benefits-of-sharing-research …

"I see self-citations as part of the scientific process. Sooner or later, one has to build on previous works and therefore cite herself."https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/self-citations …

Usually dying stars explode once – and then fade. But this one, scientists think, is different.https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/superlong-lasting-supernova-puzzles-scientists …