Immune cell discovery offers hope for irritable bowel disease sufferers

Scientists have described a subset of immune cells that play a key role in bowel health

According to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, 1.6 million Americans have irritable bowel disease (IBD), with the numbers increasing each year. Around 70,000 new cases are diagnosed annually.

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Medicinal cannabis found to improve health-related quality of life

Initial results from a study into the effects of medicinal cannabis on the health of people living with chronic illnesses have found that the drug significantly improves health-related quality of life, fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression. The resear… Continue reading Medicinal cannabis found to improve health-related quality of life

Scrambler therapy greatly relieves chronic pain in up to 90% of patients

Affecting more than 51 million Americans, chronic pain is more common than other long-term conditions such as depression and diabetes.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Johns Hopkins Medicine, Chronic, Pain Continue reading Scrambler therapy greatly relieves chronic pain in up to 90% of patients

Gene therapy targeting sodium successfully reverses chronic pain

The National Institute of Health estimates that 100 million Americans, or around a third of the US population, live with a chronic pain condition. While the economic burden, more than US$500 billion annually, is well documented, increasingly studied is… Continue reading Gene therapy targeting sodium successfully reverses chronic pain

Innovative therapy brings hope to chronic lower back pain sufferers

There’s new hope for chronic lower back pain sufferers after an innovative trial combining psychological and physical approaches empowered patients to manage pain and movement, resulting in a dramatic reduction in the condition and related mobility iss… Continue reading Innovative therapy brings hope to chronic lower back pain sufferers

Chronic inflammation discovery may turn the tide on heart attack, stroke

We’re all familiar with acute inflammation – the redness, pain and bruising around injuries that alerts the immune system to the damage it needs to heal. However, if this response becomes prolonged, chronic inflammation can then see healthy tissue atta… Continue reading Chronic inflammation discovery may turn the tide on heart attack, stroke

Access to e-health programs may reduce chronic pain, opioid use

A new study has shown that for people with chronic pain taking opioids over the long term, incorporating an internet-based self-management program into treatment may help reduce both pain and opioid intake.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbei… Continue reading Access to e-health programs may reduce chronic pain, opioid use

World’s largest ever endometriosis study uncovers genetic pain link

An estimated 190 million of women around the world suffer from endometriosis, yet the debilitating condition has no cure, and its broad cache of symptoms has seen it take on average around eight years to even be diagnosed, let alone treated.Continue Re… Continue reading World’s largest ever endometriosis study uncovers genetic pain link

New evidence affirms link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

A new study published in Nature Communications has added to the growing body of evidence reporting similarities between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The research found around half of the long COVID patients studied fit the diagnost… Continue reading New evidence affirms link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome