A new research study finds that medicinal cannabis reduces cancer-related pain and the need for opiate-based painkillers. Medicinal cannabis reduces cancer-related pain and the need…
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Scientists discover how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment of chronic pain-related psychiatric disorders in humans. Neuronal plasticity in…
Animal study reveals pain-associated gene expression signature that remains after infection clears; findings could lead to new pain treatments. A new animal study has provided…
Those hoping to avoid one of the worst side effects of aging – bone, joint, and muscle pain that doesn’t go away – might need…
Fan Wang’s studies of how the brain controls pain may one day lead to new treatments that could help millions of people. Credit: M. Scott…
[embedded content]University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a new procedure to treat a painful foot condition called plantar fasciitis. A patient’s own fat is injected…
Study shows toxin from anthrax microbe affects pain in mice. Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and…
Survey conducted in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland suggests that COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused…
This image shows the structure of compound 194 (yellow sticks) overlaid on an electrophysiology trace showing reduced sodium currents (yellow vs. black lines) from cells…
Previously unrecognized control point identified as target for drugs that block transition. A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers is the first…
Two thirds of patients found relief; benefits lasted one year. Rethinking what causes pain and how great of a threat it is can provide chronic…
An illustration of the cryogenic electron microscopy structure of the human adenosine A1 receptor (coloured blue) bound to its signalling protein (coloured pink, green, and…
UC Davis Health study warns of risks associated with opioid dose tapering. Opioid therapy is complex. In recent years, a rise in opioid-related deaths and…
Fibromyalgia, or fibromyalgia syndrome, is a condition that causes aches and pain all over the body. New research has shown that many of the symptoms…
Findings independent of age, sex, general health and lifestyle. Widespread pain is linked to a heightened risk of all types of dementia, including Alzheimer’sAlzheimer’s disease…
A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine has confirmed the safety of a novel type of cellular therapy for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. Conducted by…
A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers of more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia found that the risk of death…
And might increase the risk of side effects. Muscle relaxant drugs are largely ineffective for low back pain, despite being widely prescribed for this condition,…
Pinwheel flower. Credit: LIH LIH and RTI International put forward the mode of action of natural painkiller conolidine, and develop new molecule with enhanced pharmacological…
In 2017, millions of people around the world were addicted to opioids and 115,000 died of an overdose. Opioids are the most powerful painkillers we…