Medications
Stuck in an opioids crisis, officials turn to acupuncture
Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain.
Feb 20, 2018
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Medications
Plant molecule could be used to block postoperative incisional pain
A promising approach to post-operative incision-site pain control uses a naturally occurring plant molecule called resiniferatoxin (RTX). RTX is found in Euphorbia resinifera, a cactus-like plant native to Morocco, which ...
Dec 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Minimally invasive treatment provides relief from back pain
The majority of patients were pain free after receiving a new image-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment for low back pain and sciatica, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...
Nov 29, 2017
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Medications
New pain treatment tested in humans
Nerve growth factor signals through receptors of the tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family, and research in animals has shown that inhibitors of Trks A, B, and C can reduce pain. Now a new study in the British Journal of ...
Nov 27, 2017
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Medications
FDA clears nerve stimulator to aid recovery from opioids
U.S. health authorities have cleared a brain-stimulating device for patients suffering from debilitating withdrawal symptoms caused by addiction to heroin and other opioids.
Nov 15, 2017
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Neuroscience
Trench foot discovery paves way for new treatment
The physical cause of trench foot has been uncovered more than 100 years after the painful and debilitating condition was first identified in the First World War.
Oct 10, 2017
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists find 'gatekeeper' in itching sensations plays no role in pain transmission
A study from North Carolina State University researchers shows that a neurotransmitter involved in relaying itching sensations from the skin to the spinal cord and into the brain plays no role in pain transmission.
Oct 3, 2017
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Neuroscience
Researchers uncover the source of diabetic nerve pain
A new King's College London study reveals the molecular basis of chronic nerve pain in diabetes. The findings in mice, published today in Science Translational Medicine, could one day lead to treatments which target the source ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Jet lag drug may aid cancer patients
Painful side effects from cancer medicines could be tackled with a drug that eases the effects of jet lag, research suggests.
Sep 15, 2017
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Surgery
Pennsylvania hospital neurosurgeon performs first endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery in PA
Spine disc related low back and leg pain is a major challenge and is the second most common reason that patients visit the doctor in the United States—outnumbered only be respiratory infections—and is the leading cause ...
Aug 10, 2017
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