Pain Relief Without Addiction: Researchers Develop New Oxytocin-Based Oral Drug

Pain Relief Without Addiction: Researchers Develop New Oxytocin-Based Oral Drug

Researchers have developed a new type of oral painkiller for chronic abdominal pain, inspired by the peptide hormone oxytocin, which is known for triggering contractions during childbirth. Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a new type of oral painkiller designed to relieve chronic abdominal pain, based on a modified form of the hormone [...]