DISCOVERY OF ‘MINI-BRAINS’ COULD CHANGE UNDERSTANDING OF PAIN MEDICATION
Findings could help with the development of new painkillers to target back pain, arthritis and other pain disorders.… READ MORE…
NEW AVENUE FOR DRUG TREATMENT IN NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Blocking dorsal root ganglion pain neurons from releasing microRNA-21 has an anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular level, preventing neuropathic pain, researchers report.… READ MORE…
KETAMINE MAY HELP TREAT PAIN IN MIGRAINE SUFFERERS UNRESPONSIVE TO OTHER TREATMENTS
Researchers report ketamine may help to relieve pain symptoms associated with migraine in patients for whom other treatments have failed.… READ MORE…
CAFFEINE AND MORE SLEEP HELP IMPROVE CHRONIC PAIN
Researchers report getting more sleep, and for those who can’t sleep, increasing caffeine uptake, can help relieve chronic pain better than standard pain killers.… READ MORE…
HOW ONE DRUG COULD AFFECT PAIN, MEMORY AND NICOTINE ADDICTION
Researchers are developing a drug that enhances the function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The drug could have three different applications in relieving pain, slowing memory loss in aging people and as a smoking cessation medication.… READ MORE…
SEX DIFFERENCES IN BRAIN ACTIVITY ALTER PAIN THERAPIES
The microglia in women’s brains are more active in regions involved in pain processing, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
HARNESSING PAIN RELIEVING PROPERTIES OF CANNABIS WITHOUT ADDICTIVE EFFECTS
A new study suggests developing new therapeutics that use cannabinoid receptors to treat chronic pain.… READ MORE…
PHANTOM MOVEMENTS IN AUGMENTED REALITY HELPS PATIENTS WITH PHANTOM LIMB PAIN
Researchers have developed a new method that utilizes both machine learning and augmented reality to help treat those with chronic phantom limb pain following amputation.… READ MORE…
PLACEBO SWEET SPOT FOR PAIN RELIEF FOUND IN BRAIN
Researchers believe their finding could usher in a new era of personalized interventions to help chronic pain sufferers.… READ MORE…
DRUG USED FOR PAIN AND ANXIETY MAY BE LINKED TO BIRTH DEFECTS
A new study reports that pregnant women who take pregabalin, a drug commonly used to treat pain and anxiety, were three times more likely to have a child with a major birth defect.… READ MORE…
PAIN CAUSES OLDER ADULTS TO DEVELOP MORE INFLAMMATION OVER TIME
As we age, we grow more sensitive to pain, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
SHUTTING OFF CHRONIC PAIN WITH LIGHT
According to researchers, optogenetics could be used as an alternative to opioids to relieve chronic pain.… READ MORE…
