Q&A: Navigating menopause—hormone therapy and alternatives
Even though about half of the population will experience it at some point, what menopause entails and what treatments are available remain fuzzy.
Oct 23, 2024
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Gabapentin
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Tell-tale gene affects success of drug used to treat chronic pain, study finds
Women who carry a particular form of a pain gene are more likely to respond well to a common medication used to treat long-term discomfort, research shows.
Jul 15, 2024
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Patients prescribed gabapentinoids at increased risk of drug misuse or overdose, researchers find
Doctors and clinicians must exercise extreme caution when selecting patients to prescribe gabapentinoids to, Keele researchers have said, after finding a link between gabapentinoid prescriptions and a higher risk of worse ...
Apr 26, 2024
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After spinal cord injury, neurons wreak havoc on metabolism: Study finds common drug may prevent some of the effects
Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack, and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdominal fat tissue compounds to ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Sensory nerves appear to drive head and neck cancer growth
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus studying interactions between nerves and tumor microenvironments have found that commonly used drugs like botox may stop or slow the progression of certain ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Gabapentinoids associated with severe exacerbation of COPD
A population-based cohort study of more than 10,000 persons using gabapentinoids found that their use was associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. This study supports ...
Jan 15, 2024
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New compound outperforms pain drug by indirectly targeting calcium channels
A compound—one of 27 million screened in a library of potential new drugs—reversed four types of chronic pain in animal studies, according to new research led by NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center and published ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Reduced likelihood of gabapentin prescription in US adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation for low back pain
A new study conducted by researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health sheds light on potential benefits of chiropractic care for adults with radicular low back pain (i.e., sciatica).
Jul 25, 2023
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Brain tumors are cognitive parasites—how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline
Researchers have long known that brain tumors, specifically a type of tumor called a glioma, can affect a person's cognitive and physical function. Patients with glioblastoma, the most fatal type of brain tumor in adults, ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Beating seizures by jamming the cellular circuitry
Research at UC San Francisco has shown for the first time how the commonly prescribed seizure and pain medication, gabapentin, acts inside of cells, opening the door to new, more effective treatments for diseases like epilepsy ...
May 31, 2023
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