ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF DEEP BRAIN STRUCTURES MAY HELP EASE CHRONIC PAIN
Researchers use a wireless electrical device to stimulate deep brain areas and provide relief for chronic pain.… READ MORE…
NEW PAINKILLER MAY BE A SAFER, NON-ADDICTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO MORPHINE
Researchers have developed a new pain relieving medication that is as strong as morphine, but is less likely to be addictive, and with fewer side effects.… READ MORE…
HOW CHRONIC PAIN ALTERS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
A new study reports chronic pain may reprogram the way genes work in the immune system.… READ MORE…
CURBING THE EPIDEMIC OF OPIOID ABUSE BY RETHINKING CHRONIC PAIN
Could rethinking the way we think about chronic pain curb the growing epidemic of opioid addiction?… READ MORE…
LINK BETWEEN DRY EYE AND CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROMES IDENTIFIED
A new study draws a link between some chronic pain syndromes and ‘dry eye’.… READ MORE…
NEW DRUG THERAPY COULD END CHRONIC PAIN
Drug combination targets brain circuits in the nucleus accumbens and completely eliminate chronic pain behavior.… READ MORE…
PAIN THRESHOLD CAN BE RAISED BY ALTERING BRAIN CHEMISTRY
According to a new study, the number of opiate receptors in the brain increases in order to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers.… READ MORE…
GREATER PAIN RELIEF AND RISK FOR CODEINE ADDICTION IN NICOTINE USERS
Researchers report nicotine increases speed codeine converts to morphine in the brain and increases the risk for analgesia dependence.… READ MORE…
DEPRESSED PEOPLE WHO RESPOND TO PLACEBOS GET THE MOST HELP FROM REAL MEDICATIONS
A new study reports how well people with depression respond to placebos may determine how well they will respond to antidepressant medications.… READ MORE…
KEY MORPHINE REGULATOR THAT MAY REDUCE RISK OF PAIN KILLER ADDICTION IDENTIFIED
According to a new study, researchers have found that a specific molecule controls morphine receptor signaling in a small group of brain cells.… READ MORE…
YOGA APPEARS TO REDUCE PAIN AND IMPROVE MOOD FOR PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS
A new study reports people with arthritis who practiced yoga showed a 20 percent improvement in physical health, as well as reduced pain and improved moods.… READ MORE…
ANTIDEPRESSANTS REDUCE NEUROPATHIC PAIN BY ALTERING SIGNALING PROTEIN LEVELS IN NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS
Researchers believe the newly understood mechanism could yield insights into more precise future treatments for nerve pain and depression.… READ MORE…
