Medical research
Online resource designed to help 'navigate the diagnosis' of neuropathic pain
A new online resource has been launched for the more than 2.5 million of Canadians living with neuropathic pain.
Sep 25, 2015
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Nerve Damage
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brain plasticity in the most dreaded biblical disease
Brain plasticity is the ability of the brain to change both anatomically and functionally in response to changes in the body or in the environment.
Sep 9, 2015
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Medical research
Stem cells provide lasting pain relief in mice
Chronic pain caused by the nerve damage of type 2 diabetes, surgical amputation, chemotherapy and other conditions is especially intractable because it resists painkilling medications.
Jul 13, 2015
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Neuroscience
Detecting the onset of leprosy before nerve damage occurs
New research could help improve the lives of thousands of leprosy sufferers worldwide by detecting the disease long before it manifests as skin lesions. Peripheral nerve damage is the hallmark of leprosy pathology, but its ...
Jun 9, 2015
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Diabetes
Vegan diet might ease diabetic nerve pain
(HealthDay)—A vegan diet might help people with diabetes-related nerve damage shed weight and find some pain relief, a small pilot study suggests.
May 28, 2015
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Neuroscience
Increased risk of neuropathy in patients with celiac disease
Celiac disease, which results from a sensitivity to gluten, was associated with a 2.5-fold increased risk of neuropathy (nerve damage), according to an article published online by JAMA Neurology.
May 11, 2015
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Medications
Unituxin approved for deadly pediatric cancer
(HealthDay)—Unituxin (dinutuximab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat children with high-risk neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that most often affects children aged five and under.
Mar 11, 2015
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Neuroscience
Researchers propose novel new treatment of stroke and other neurological diseases
Medicine should reconsider how it treats stroke and other neurological disorders, focusing on the intrinsic abilities of the brain and nervous system to heal themselves rather than the "modest" benefits of clot-busting drugs ...
Mar 2, 2015
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Surgery
Protecting nerve tissue during bowel surgery
After bowel surgery, more than half of the patients suffer from irreparable nerve damage. Now scientists have developed an assistance system that warns surgeons about the risk of inflicting possible injury during operations ...
Mar 2, 2015
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Medical research
3D-printed guides can help restore function in damaged nerves
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have succeeded in using a 3D printed guide to help nerves damaged in traumatic incidents repair themselves.
Feb 23, 2015
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