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Antibody blunts heroin’s lethality, paving the way for a promising new therapy
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Antibody blunts heroin’s lethality, paving the way for a promising new therapy

by The Scripps Research Institute Janda and his team isolated a series of unique antibodies that were able to distinguish between heroin and its major psychoactive metabolites. After selecting four antibodies for their superior binding abilities, the researchers found that one clearly outperformed the rest in reversing heroin’s nociceptive and lethal effects. Credit: Scripps Research...