Rattlesnake venom compound points to promising new painkiller

New research has found a toxin extracted from the venom of a South American rattlesnake can function as an effective analgesic for neuropathic pain. The Brazilian study reveals the venom’s toxicity can be reduced by encapsulating it in tiny silica part… Continue reading Rattlesnake venom compound points to promising new painkiller

Newly discovered sensory "organ" may play a painful role

You may think that we’ve got a pretty good handle on which organs there are in the body by now, but it turns out that the final count is surprisingly contentious. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden claim to have discovered a new s… Continue reading Newly discovered sensory "organ" may play a painful role

Fail Of The Week: Toilets And High Voltage Do Not Mix

Imagine if you will that you are enthroned upon the porcelain, minding your own business while doing your business. You’re catching up on Hackaday on your phone – c’mon, admit it – when a whir and a buzz comes from behind you. You sit up in alarm, whereupon your lower …read more

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First evidence of chronic pain in insects points to a root cause in humans

The drugs we’ve developed to help us deal with chronic pain largely focus on suppressing its symptoms, rather than eliminating its underlying causes. By studying the way pain works in injured fruit flies, scientists have for the first time un… Continue reading First evidence of chronic pain in insects points to a root cause in humans

Questions raised over efficacy of cutting-edge new migraine drugs

Last year erenumbab was approved by the FDA, the first in an entirely new class of drugs designed to help migraine sufferers to reach the general public. A study is now reporting successful Phase 3 clinical trial results for a new orally admi… Continue reading Questions raised over efficacy of cutting-edge new migraine drugs

Novel research links chronic pain condition with gut microbiome alterations

A compelling new study from scientists at McGill University has, for the first time, described precise microbiome alterations that can be confidently correlated with fibromyalgia, a disease fundamentally characterized by widespread chronic pa… Continue reading Novel research links chronic pain condition with gut microbiome alterations

How deadly pufferfish toxin led to a breakthrough long-lasting local anesthetic

An impressive new study, led by scientists from the Boston Children’s Hospital, has developed a novel method to tame one of the world’s most potent toxins, tetrodotoxin, commonly found in the pufferfish. The research demonstrates a way to con… Continue reading How deadly pufferfish toxin led to a breakthrough long-lasting local anesthetic

Nerve study on pain-immune mole-rats could inspire new pain relief for humans

They’re not much to look at, but mole-rats are pretty amazing animals. Among a range of other biological oddities, these weird little rodents have a remarkable resistance to pain that’s not seen in other mammals, and now researchers have a be… Continue reading Nerve study on pain-immune mole-rats could inspire new pain relief for humans

.pain Files Virus – Remove It and Restore Files

This article provides information about a data locker ransomware dubbed .pain files virus that encrypts important files and demands a ransom payment. By the end of it you will know how to remove the threat and how to restore .pain…Read more
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