Neuroscience
Study: Pain's origins differ in males and females
New research from The University of Texas at Dallas supports the growing consensus that pain begins differently for men and women at the cellular level.
Mar 5, 2018
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Medical research
To improve chronic pain, get more sleep (coffee helps too)
New research from Boston Children's Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shows that chronic sleep loss increases pain sensitivity. It suggests that chronic pain sufferers can get relief by getting more ...
May 8, 2017
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Neuroscience
Mindfulness meditation provides opioid-free pain relief, study finds
Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body's main pain-blocking process - the natural production of opioids.
Mar 15, 2016
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Medical research
People can raise their pain threshold by altering brain chemistry, arthritis study shows
Scientists at The University of Manchester have shown for the first time that the numbers of opiate receptors in the brain increases to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers.
Oct 23, 2015
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Health
Pain-based weather forecasts could influence behavior
For individuals who experience chronic pain, weather can be a significant factor in their day-to-day plans. In a recent study from the University of Georgia published in the International Journal of Biometeorology, about ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Neuroscience
Digital app can help chronic pain sufferers manage their pain
For the first time, an app has been shown to reduce key symptoms of chronic pain. A UHN-led study evaluated the impact of Manage My Pain (MMP), a digital health solution developed by ManagingLife, on patients seen at the ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Neuroscience
New PET/MRI approach pinpoints chronic pain location, alters management
A new molecular imaging approach utilizing 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can precisely identify the location of pain generators in chronic pain sufferers, often precipitating ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Medical research
Cannabis pain relief without the 'high'
In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University have delivered encouraging news for chronic pain sufferers by pinpointing ...
Oct 24, 2018
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Neuroscience
Insomnia therapy may slow or reverse cortical gray matter atrophy in fibromyalgia
Preliminary findings from a pilot study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) may slow or even reverse the atrophy of cortical gray matter in patients who have co-morbid fibromyalgia.
Oct 2, 2018
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Medications
Patients with chronic pain feel caught in an opioid-prescribing debate
It started with a rolled ankle during a routine Army training exercise. Shannon Hubbard never imagined it was the prologue to one of the most debilitating pain conditions known to exist, called complex regional pain syndrome.
Aug 6, 2018
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