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After screening 27 million compounds, researchers have found a small-molecule drug that performed as well as a common painkiller with no side effects in rodent tests. The hope is that the finding could lead to better pain management for humans.Continue… Continue reading New compound knocks out 4 types of pain with no side effects in study
In some heartening news for the 80% of Americans who will endure lower back pain in their lifetime, researchers have found that an existing drug can be redeployed to target ‘sleeping’, or senescent, osteoclast cells to significantly reduce spinal hyper… Continue reading Existing drug boots out ‘sleeping’ bone cells to relieve lower back pain
A study has found that a high sensitivity to pain may increase the likelihood that someone will be sympathetic to opposing political views, and may even cause a Trump supporter to vote for Biden and a Biden supporter to vote for Trump.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading People with higher pain sensitivity more likely to vote for ‘other side’
Short-lived, acute pain is a normal response to an injury and will steadily diminish as inflammation subsides. For some, however, this kind of pain develops into a chronic condition that persists for more than six months. Scientists have had little und… Continue reading Vitamin B3 may give cells the boost they need to reverse chronic pain
A new study has found that listening to our favorite music and the emotional responses it produces, particularly if it’s bittersweet, is more effective at reducing our perception of pain than unfamiliar relaxation music. The findings suggest that music… Continue reading Bittersweet symphony: Our favorite music can help us deal with pain
A new study has found that methotrexate, a widely available and affordable drug that’s usually prescribed as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, is effective at reducing the pain and stiffness suffered by people with hand osteoarthritis. U… Continue reading Hand osteoarthritis symptoms relieved by an affordable existing drug
Researchers have called for a review of current recommendations for treatment of hand osteoarthritis, after a broad study revealed that injections were shown to be as effective as a placebo in relieving pain. Looking at 72 studies involving 7,609 parti… Continue reading Call to revise hand arthritis treatments due to efficacy concerns
In a world first, Budapest Zoo’s gorilla matriarch Liesel has received stem-cell therapy for her arthritis. An international team including University of Sheffield professor Mark Wilkinson, an expert in human arthritis treatment, has used mesenchymal s… Continue reading Liesel becomes the first gorilla to have stem-cell therapy for arthritis
Clinical trials of a novel non-opioid analgesic have found it to be effective in reducing acute postoperative pain, opening the door to a new way of managing short-term pain that avoids the pitfalls associated with using opioids.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Novel non-opioid analgesic found to reduce acute postop pain
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