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UC study explores side effects in pediatric patients treated with antidepressants

Sometimes, the medications needed to function and live a quality life cause side effects that can make life quite uncomfortable.

10 Dec 2019

Justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different parts of adolescent brain

The gun violence seen in popular PG-13 movies aimed at children and teenagers has more than doubled since the rating was introduced in 1984. The increasing on-screen gun violence has raised concerns that it will encourage imitation, especially when it is portrayed as "justified."

10 Dec 2019

Penn researchers receive nearly $5 million to reduce opioid cravings

Opioid overdoses take the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. Two researchers from Penn State College of Medicine have received nearly $5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study whether an already-approved drug can be used to reduce cravings and prevent relapse in those struggling with opioid addiction.

9 Dec 2019

Computer betting game can help predict the likelihood of opioid reuse

A computer betting game can help predict the likelihood that someone recovering from opioid addiction will reuse the pain-relieving drugs, a new study shows.

8 Dec 2019

Identifying the type of pain in adults with sickle cell disease may help improve treatment

Identifying the type of pain an adult with sickle cell disease experiences may be useful in improving treatment, according to a new study by researchers at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital.

8 Dec 2019

Genetically engineered living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing

About 1.6 million people in the US alone currently have lifelong and incurable Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and 70,000 new cases are diagnosed in the USA each year.

6 Dec 2019

Chronic disease prevention could help curb the opioid epidemic

Preventing chronic disease could help curb the opioid epidemic, according to research from the University of Georgia.

5 Dec 2019

$Nerve signaling pathway crucial to healing fractures, study shows$

Nerve signaling pathway crucial to healing fractures, study shows

Sticks and stones may break one's bones, but healing them requires the production of a protein signal that stimulates the generation, growth and spread of vital nerve cells, or neurons, throughout the injured area.

5 Dec 2019

Paralympic athletes run the risk of being affected by injuries and illness

Parasport continues to grow worldwide. A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how Paralympic athletes run the risk of both being injured by strenuous training as well as being affected by injuries and illness due to their impairment. The results indicate that the incidence is almost twice as high when compared with similar studies of athletes in Sweden with no disabilities.

5 Dec 2019

‘An Arm and a Leg’: How much for stitches in the ER? Hard to gauge upfront

Sarah Macsalka had heard the stories about how expensive an emergency room visit can be, even for a minor complaint.

5 Dec 2019

New dialysis approach provides high levels of satisfaction for kidney patients

A new study reports high levels of patient satisfaction with a minimally invasive approach to creating vascular access for kidney patients who require hemodialysis.

5 Dec 2019

As his wife’s caregiver, a doctor discovers what’s missing at health care’s core

Caring for someone with a serious illness stretches people spiritually and emotionally, often beyond what they might have thought possible.

5 Dec 2019

CDC cautions people to avoid e-cigarette products

Although e-cigarettes have been on the market for years, recent reports of vaping-linked illnesses have brought serious attention to these products.

5 Dec 2019

ACS and APSA address safe and effective pain control after surgery for children, teens

Given the current rates of opioid abuse in the U.S, it is critical that surgical patients understand how to safely use these pain-relieving medications and properly dispose of these substances when no longer needed.

5 Dec 2019

New program receives national recognition for treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

When Kayla Green was first diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, she felt vindicated.

4 Dec 2019

Preterm birth could be spotted early by ultrasound

A new presentation at the 178th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in San Diego will report on ultrasound as used in pregnancy, especially with respect to the comparison of two sets of data derived from two separate ultrasound techniques to evaluate cervical changes. The researchers claim that both ultrasound techniques help to estimate the attenuation coefficient of human cervical tissue, and to thus assess changes in it, providing a better picture of the true risk for preterm birth thereby.

4 Dec 2019

Gabapentin – a drug for nerve pain could help patients with spinal injury finds study

A preclinical study with mice has shown that Gabapentin, a drug that is commonly used in nerve pain could be useful for patients with spinal cord injury. Use of the drug showed improvement in upper limb function among the mice models of spinal cord injury, wrote the researchers. The study titled, “Gabapentinoid treatment promotes corticospinal plasticity and regeneration following murine spinal cord injury,” was published this week in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

4 Dec 2019

More research funding needed to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates

Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest form of the disease after lung cancer and colorectal cancer.

4 Dec 2019

One-third of lung cancer patients have depression symptoms, study finds

About one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, a new study suggests.

4 Dec 2019

Drops containing a specific probiotic strain can reduce colic in infants

Probiotics--or "good bacteria"--have been used to treat infant colic with varying success. In a new trial published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, investigators have shown that drops containing a particular probiotic strain (Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12) reduced the duration of daily crying by more than 50% in 80% of the 40 infants who received the probiotic once daily for 28 days.

4 Dec 2019

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

UC study explores side effects in pediatric patients treated with antidepressants

Justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different parts of adolescent brain

Penn researchers receive nearly $5 million to reduce opioid cravings

Computer betting game can help predict the likelihood of opioid reuse

Identifying the type of pain in adults with sickle cell disease may help improve treatment

Genetically engineered living hydrogel material facilitates intestinal wound healing

Chronic disease prevention could help curb the opioid epidemic

Nerve signaling pathway crucial to healing fractures, study shows

Paralympic athletes run the risk of being affected by injuries and illness

‘An Arm and a Leg’: How much for stitches in the ER? Hard to gauge upfront

New dialysis approach provides high levels of satisfaction for kidney patients

As his wife’s caregiver, a doctor discovers what’s missing at health care’s core

CDC cautions people to avoid e-cigarette products

ACS and APSA address safe and effective pain control after surgery for children, teens

New program receives national recognition for treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Preterm birth could be spotted early by ultrasound

Gabapentin – a drug for nerve pain could help patients with spinal injury finds study

More research funding needed to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates

One-third of lung cancer patients have depression symptoms, study finds

Drops containing a specific probiotic strain can reduce colic in infants

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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