Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gut bacteria associated with chronic pain for first time
Scientists have found a correlation between a disease involving chronic pain and alterations in the gut microbiome.
Jun 20, 2019
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Pain
This journal is the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain and publishes original research on the nature, mechanisms and treatment of pain. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of research in the basic and clinical sciences of multidisciplinary interest.
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- Elsevier
Pediatrics
Researchers reveal lack of evidence for drugs prescribed to treat chronic pain in children
Decisions to prescribe children drugs to treat chronic pain are not guided by sufficient, high quality evidence, according to an important new study published today.
Jun 26, 2019
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Medications
New analysis of chronic pain drug trials shows increasing placebo responses over time, in the US only
A new study finds that rising placebo responses may play a part in the increasingly high failure rate for clinical trials of drugs designed to control chronic pain caused by nerve damage. Surprisingly, however, the analysis ...
Oct 06, 2015
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Other
Discrepancies are common between reported medical outcomes and trial registry data
Only a quarter of publications reporting on headache clinical trials were registered in an approved clinical trial registry, a new study published today in Neurology has found.
Oct 20, 2015
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Neuroscience
Altered pain processing in patients with cognitive impairment
People with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment (CI) have altered responses to pain, with many conditions associated with increased pain sensitivity, concludes a research review in Pain, the official publication ...
May 29, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study identifies brain regions activated when pain intensity doesn't match expectation
Picture yourself in a medical office, anxiously awaiting your annual flu shot. The nurse casually states, "This won't hurt a bit." But when the needle pierces your skin it hurts, and it hurts a lot. Your expectations have ...
May 27, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression is genetic, not a pain in the back
If you suffer from depression and back pain odds are it's down to your genes, suggests new research from the University of Sydney.
Apr 13, 2015
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Neuroscience
Multiple brain regions moderate and link depressive mood and pain
Depression is linked to diminished activity in parts of the brain believed to regulate mood, which previous research suggests may explain why depressed persons display an lessened ability to govern their ruminative thought ...
May 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Mindful people' feel less pain; MRI imaging pinpoints supporting brain activity
Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others? A study conducted at Wake Forest School of Medicine may have found one of the answers—mindfulness. "Mindfulness is related to being aware of the present moment ...
Sep 07, 2018
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Medical research
An end to cancer pain? Researcher finds the 'pain trigger'
A new study led by University of Toronto researcher Dr. David Lam has discovered the trigger behind the most severe forms of cancer pain. Released in top journal Pain this month, the study points to TMPRSS2 as the culprit: ...
Apr 23, 2015
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