Arthritis & Rheumatism
What are the major types of arthritis?
Arthritis strikes millions of Americans, leaving them with aching, inflamed joints that make it hard to move around without pain.
Apr 17, 2023
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News tagged with nerve pain
Health
Turning down the volume of pain
For every feeling we experience, there is a lot of complex biology going on underneath our skin.
Apr 17, 2023
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Diabetes
Student scientists engineer socks for on-the-go neuropathy treatment
Need a little spring—or buzz—in your step? A wearable electrical-stimulation and vibration-therapy system designed by Rice University engineering students might be just what the doctor ordered for people experiencing ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
Clues to the cause of chronic gut pain
New insights into chronic gut pain offer hope for improved treatments for irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety treatment.
Mar 23, 2023
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Medications
Epidurals during childbirth: What women should know
When it's time to have a baby, some women head to the hospital with a detailed birth plan that includes a request to avoid epidural anesthesia. Others think an epidural is the only way to get through labor. Regardless of ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Medical research
Wearable microscopes advance spinal cord imaging in mice
The spinal cord acts as a messenger, carrying signals between the brain and body to regulate everything from breathing to movement. While the spinal cord is known to play an essential role in relaying pain signals, technology ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spinal cord stimulation doesn't help with back pain, says new review
Spinal cord stimulation, a medical technology suggested to treat people with chronic back pain, does not provide long-term relief and may cause harm, according to a Cochrane Review released today.
Mar 8, 2023
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Neuroscience
Spinal cord stimulation may help diabetic neuropathy
People with painful diabetic neuropathy may be able to get relief from high-frequency spinal cord stimulation, according to a preliminary study released today, February 28, 2023, that will be presented at the American Academy ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Calcium channels regulate neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that specific calcium channels help regulate sex differences in the functioning of immune cells for neuroinflammation and overall neuropathic pain, according to findings ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Medications
Scientists explain emotional 'blunting' caused by common antidepressants
Scientists have worked out why common anti-depressants cause around half of users to feel emotionally "blunted." In a study published today in Neuropsychopharmacology, they show that the drugs affect reinforcement learning, ...
Jan 22, 2023
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