59+ min ago  (264+ words) A majority of opioids are processed by the mu opioid receptor, a specialized protein in the nervous system that regulates pain perception, stress, and reward and is developed from a specific gene throughout the body: the OPRM1 gene. The mu opioid…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (127+ words) Pleasanton Weekly The opioid crisis has expanded beyond the unhoused and working class to increasingly affect teenagers and individuals in smaller suburban or rural towns. Organizations like HealthRight 360 are working to combat this issue. Additionally, initiatives by nonprofits such as…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (395+ words) “Snapchat is not harmless messaging anymore, strangers know exactly where teens are, how to contact them, and that is not even what scares me the most,” worried Malini Alagappan. Alagappan is a concerned local parent who has been learning about…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (668+ words) The Bay Area is known to house some of the most ambitious young minds, from aspiring Silicon Valley tech innovators to leaders in business and biomedical research. From an early age, students compete to stand out in an environment that…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (463+ words) Purdue Pharma has been ordered to pay $7.4 billion for its part in the opioid epidemic. The company has been criticized for its aggressive and deceptive marketing of OxyContin, an opioid painkiller, because it downplayed the potential dangers of addiction. Purdue…...

2+ hour ago  (313+ words) As the drug market becomes dominated by harmful opioids that heighten the risk of overdose, the emergence of cychlorphine poses a unique threat to those impacted by the opioid crisis. The synthetic opioid cychlorphine first emerged on the drug market…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (307+ words) The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s 30th annual “Water Quality Report” released last month, saying the city’s drinking water met or exceeded all federal and state standards in 2025 after more than 95,000 tests and giving updates on key developments at the Sunol…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1130+ words) Film has always been a way to express societal issues, and since the beginning, addiction has often been a big topic; from “The French Connection” (1971) to the popular television series Breaking Bad, film has dealt with addiction through either humor,…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (587+ words) Staff, families of patients and healthcare advocates rallied in front of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland on Thursday, protesting the hospital’s decision to relocate specialized treatment clinics to its San Francisco branch. Participants said the move creates barriers…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (567+ words) “Just magical” — those were the words Karla Anderson used to describe her wedding day this week at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. She made her grand entrance on the Sky Ride during the July 7 ceremony, meeting her mentor at the end…...