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Jul 10, 2026

Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease.  She also inadvertently unleashed the overdose epidemic, got kicked out of the NIH, and was denied credit for much of her work.

 Largely forgotten, Pert was a trailblazing yet mercurial...