Research Spotlights

Explore the projects helping to make a difference in the opioid crisis.

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A Wearable Device Helps Make Back Pain Bearable
“Artificial muscle” may help prevent back problems
Published: June 6, 2022
Topics: Back Pain Consortium Research Program
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A New Take on an Old Drug
Long-acting methadone could make treatment easier
Published: May 5, 2022
Topics: Drug Development
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Tracking Effects on Brain Development
Understanding how environmental exposures affect infant and child brain development
Published: April 13, 2022
Topics: HBCD Study
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Saving a Life When No One Is Around
An implanted device that detects an overdose and administers naloxone
Published: March 21, 2022
Topics: Drug Development
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New IMPOWR Research Program Puts People First
Innovative research for people with chronic pain and risky opioid use or opioid use disorder
Published: February 7, 2022
Topics: IMPOWR and MIRHIQL
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Finding New Options for Sickle Cell Disease Pain
New treatment options on the horizon for pain associated with sickle cell disease
Published: January 26, 2022
Topics: PRISM, Device Discovery
3D image of a “living circuit” in which DRG cells form long extensions toward SCDH cells.
A Living Pain Circuit
Tissue chip-based model screens potential pain medications faster
Published: December 10, 2021
Topics: New Drugs/Screening Tools
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Can Technology Help People Keep Taking Buprenorphine?
New personalized text-messaging app may make it easier for people with opioid use disorder to continue buprenorphine treatment
Published: November 22, 2021
Topics: Behavioral Research
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What’s Sleep Got to Do With It?
HEAL-funded researchers are investigating the role of sleep deficiency in opioid use disorder and relapse risk
Published: October 28, 2021
Topics: Sleep Dysfunction
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Can CBD Treat Opioid Use Disorder?
Research strategy targets craving to treat addiction
Published: October 8, 2021
Topics: Drug Development
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