On a late summer night in Potomac, Maryland, I sit in the rustic home of neuroscientist Candace Pert, watching while she speaks into a small, plastic toy called a Yalp. The Yalp records what you say, ...

In October of 1972, a graduate student named Candace Pert rocked the field of neuroscience—changing it forever—when she and her colleagues discovered the opiate receptor in the brain. Since then, Pert ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is the main treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). PERT replaces the digestive enzymes that the pancreas does not produce or release. EPI ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) can help improve or resolve symptoms of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). If symptoms persist, a person may consider speaking with a doctor about ...