Medical research
Placebo effect could treat pain
Placebo pain relief is reproducible in patients with chronic pain compared to healthy volunteers according to a unique University of Manchester study.
Jul 9, 2020
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Pain
Medical research
Delta opioid receptor identified as promising therapeutic target for inflammatory pain relief
Delta opioid receptors have a built-in mechanism for pain relief and can be precisely targeted with drug-delivering nanoparticles—making them a promising target for treating chronic inflammatory pain with fewer side effects, ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Neuroscience
Rice team makes tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator
Rice University neuroengineers have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using a battery or wired power supply.
Jun 8, 2020
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Medical research
Legal Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain: study
Researchers examine the effectiveness of consuming hemp oil extracted from the whole Cannabis plant using a chronic neuropathic pain animal model. Researchers at The University of New Mexico (UNM) showed that legal Cannabis ...
May 20, 2020
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover ultrasonic waves may provide new treatments for brain disorders
When things get rough, many Americans turn to prescription pills. About one in eight over the age of 12 take antidepressants for mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, and a quarter of those have done so for 10 ...
May 20, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers identify potential pathway to make opioids safer, more effective
Opioids are one of the most effective treatments for chronic pain, in spite of the fact that their worst side effects have created a national health care crisis.
May 5, 2020
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Medical research
How animals 'dial up' the pain they experience from certain stimuli
Scientists have—for the first time—shown how chemical triggers in the nervous system can amplify the pain experienced by mammals in response to certain stimuli.
Apr 28, 2020
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Medical research
Changes to the nucleus accumbens linked to onset of chronic back pain
A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.S. has found a link between the onset of chronic back pain and changes to the nucleus accumbens in the brain. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
Health
Study shows legal marijuana products too strong for pain relief
More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown that doctors recommend for chronic pain relief, according to a study published in the March ...
Mar 26, 2020
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Medications
Managing pain in the age of opioids
The data supporting the use of opioids to treat chronic, non-cancer pain is quite weak, says Michael Ashburn, director of the Penn Pain Medicine Center at the Perelman School of Medicine. As few as one in five patients may ...
Feb 25, 2020
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