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Smoking Abstinence Elicits Hyperalgesia: Neural Mechanism, Clinical Implications, and Pharmacological Managements

open access: yesCNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 32, Issue 9, September 2026.
The cycle between nicotine use and pain modulation. Cigarette smoking leads to nicotine entering the body, which binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the brain, triggering the release of different neurotransmitters, including dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5‐HT), and GABA.
Shan‐shan Hu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations Between Prayer Practices, Healthy Behaviors, and Depression Among Iranian Medical Students: A Cross‐Sectional Structural Equation Modeling Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Prayer is a concept that indicates the level of an individual's commitment, attachment, and adherence to worship in life. However, evidence regarding its associations with health behaviors and depression remains limited. This study aimed to examine the associations between prayer practices, healthy behaviors, and depression among ...
Mehrdad Karimi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution of Medications for Obesity Management

open access: yesJGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This narrative review provides an overview of progress in the development of obesity medications, including a synthesis of data describing the efficacy and safety of currently available agents and emerging therapeutic options. Historically, many obesity medications have been withdrawn from the market due to safety concerns.
Jaskirath Gill, Priya Sumithran
wiley   +1 more source

Reduction in opiate activation after chronic electroconvulsive shock -- Possible role for endorphins in the behavioral effects of convulsive shock treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 1980
Group-housed adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were given a series of 4 exposures to electroconvulsive shock therapy or equivalent handling without shock (sham treatment). Twenty-four hours after the final treatment the rats were given vehicle or one of two
Katz, Richard J., Schmaltz, Kristine
core   +1 more source

The Health Benefits of Exercise: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms

open access: yesMedComm, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2026.
Our synthesis integrates evidence on exercise‐induced regulatory mechanisms across multiple systems (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous, metabolic and immune), cross‐system, and aging. We also discusses adaptive regulation of exercise in extreme environments, along with the prospects and challenges of multiomics and AI‐driven precision exercise ...
Peifeng Ying   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concentrations of free radicals and beta-endorphins in repeat breeder cows [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Repeat breeding (RB) is one of the major problems that affect the reproductive efficiency and economy of milk production in dairy animals. So far, the etiopathogenesis of this pathology has not been defined completely.
RIZZO, ANNALISA   +4 more
core  

Mechanisms of Electroacupuncture Analgesia as Related to Endorphins and Monoamines: An Intricate System is Proposed

open access: yes, 1980
It has been hypothesized (Cheng, M.Sc. thesis, 1977) that electroacupuncture analgesia (EAA) is mediated by endorphins, he endogenous morphina-like peptides. According to this previous hypothesis electroacupuncture (EA) stimulates the periaqueductal gray
Cheng, Shing Sou Richard
core   +1 more source

A biophysically-defined hyaluronic acid-based compound accelerates migration and stimulates the production of keratinocyte-derived neuromodulators

open access: yesCell Adhesion & Migration, 2019
Hyaluronic acid (HA) preparations are widely used in clinical practice and recent data suggest that commercially available HA-based compounds promote ulcer re-epithelialization and induce pain relief.
Annalisa La Gatta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Maternal Lullaby Singing, Affectionate Touch, and a Developmental Support Program on Comfort and Development in Premature Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesNursing Open, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Premature infants require interventions supporting comfort in the NICU and development after discharge. Therefore, this study examined the effects of maternal affectionate touch and lullaby singing on early comfort and of a developmental support programme on subsequent development.
Funda Güler, Hüsniye Çalişir
wiley   +1 more source

Hypophysectomy alters cardiorespiratory variables: central effects of pituitary endorphins in shock

open access: yes, 1981
The possible involvement of pituitary endorphins in the pathophysiology of shock was evaluated by measuring cardiorespiratory variables after naloxone injection in conscious hypophysectomized and sham-hypophysectomized rats subjected to controlled ...
J. W. Holaday, A. I. Faden, M. O'Hara
core   +1 more source

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