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Hydrodissection may offer hope for post-amputation pain relief

A reliable method to treat post-amputation pain remains elusive, but a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted in collaboration with Ukrainian physicians suggests that hydrodissection - a simple procedure that injects fluid around nerves - may reduce residual limb pain and opioid dependence.

19 Feb 2025

Preventing colorectal cancer through lifestyle choices

The evidence is clear - screening for colorectal cancer may save one's life. Today, more and more people are choosing colorectal cancer screening. As a result, there is a steady decline in the number of older people getting and dying from colorectal cancer. Lower rates of smoking among Americans have also contributed to the decline in the past several years.

19 Feb 2025

New study reveals LRP1's crucial role in bone formation and joint development

Skeletal conditions such as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis affect millions worldwide, often causing chronic pain and disability. These disorders stem from complex genetic and environmental interactions that disrupt bone formation and joint development.

19 Feb 2025

Deny and delay? California seeks penalties for insurers that repeatedly get it wrong

When Colleen Henderson's 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years.

18 Feb 2025

Strengthening the gut barrier may halt Crohn’s disease progression

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have uncovered a critical mechanism that may pave the way for innovative treatments for Crohn's disease.

18 Feb 2025

Pain clinics made millions from ‘unnecessary’ injections into ‘human pin cushions’

Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better.

18 Feb 2025

Study links sucrase defects to increased IBS risk and severe symptoms

Sucrase-isomaltase (SI) is an intestinal enzyme critical for the digestion of dietary carbohydrates, particularly sucrose and starch.

17 Feb 2025

Innovative photodynamic therapy targets melanoma with light-activated dyes

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive skin cancers, with over 300,000 new cases reported worldwide each year. In Europe, the number of diagnoses has been rising rapidly.

17 Feb 2025

Prozac's surprising immune-boosting effects could lead to new treatments for sepsis

Antidepressants like Prozac are commonly prescribed to treat mental health disorders, but new research suggests they could also protect against serious infections and life-threatening sepsis.

14 Feb 2025

Cancer survivors with pain more likely to use non-opioid substances

Experiencing pain may increase the odds that cancer survivors will use cigarettes and cannabis, according to a recent study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

14 Feb 2025

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Libtayo as second-line treatment for advanced cervical cancer

Regeneron UK Limited today announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Libtayo® (cemiplimab) for use on the National Health Service as a second-line monotherapy treatment for adults with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer and disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy, irrespective of PD-L1 expression level or tumor histology.

14 Feb 2025

IgG-guided diet outperforms sham diet in clinical trial

Michigan Medicine and Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to experience less abdominal pain if they followed a diet guided by the results of a blood test, compared to those who followed a sham elimination diet.

13 Feb 2025

Mobile clinics with AI could improve rural healthcare access

Vans equipped somewhere between a doctor’s office and hospital, with an AI agent to guide medical generalists through unfamiliar diagnoses and procedures, could improve access to health care in rural areas.

13 Feb 2025

Epidural steroid injections may offer modest short-term pain relief for some back pain

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and disability for people with certain kinds of chronic back pain.

13 Feb 2025

New insights could help prevent peripheral neuropathy or slow disease onset

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

12 Feb 2025

Women prefer female cardiologists for better heart care

According to the U.S. Physician Workforce Data Dashboard, only about 17% of cardiologists are women, ranking as one of the lowest specialties among female physicians, yet heart disease remains the number one killer of women, accounting for one in five female deaths.

12 Feb 2025

Inhaled antibody therapy shows promise for COVID-19 treatment

The inhaled monoclonal antibody IN-006 shows promise in COVID-19 treatment, with high airway antibody levels and a favorable safety profile in healthy adults.

12 Feb 2025

Targeting PAK5 could offer new therapeutic approach for endometriosis

Endometriosis, a prevalent gynecological condition, is characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissues outside the uterus, leading to severe pain and infertility in affected women.

11 Feb 2025

New guidelines urge caution with ketamine use for mental health treatment

The anesthetic ketamine is being hailed as a breakthrough therapy for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders.

11 Feb 2025

Insilico Medicine announces preclinical drug discovery benchmarks from 2021 to 2024

Insilico Medicine ( "Insilico") , a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company today announced a set of preclinical drug discovery benchmarks from the 22 developmental candidate nominations achieved by its platform from 2021 to 2024.

11 Feb 2025

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Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Hydrodissection may offer hope for post-amputation pain relief

Preventing colorectal cancer through lifestyle choices

New study reveals LRP1's crucial role in bone formation and joint development

Deny and delay? California seeks penalties for insurers that repeatedly get it wrong

Strengthening the gut barrier may halt Crohn’s disease progression

Pain clinics made millions from ‘unnecessary’ injections into ‘human pin cushions’

Study links sucrase defects to increased IBS risk and severe symptoms

Innovative photodynamic therapy targets melanoma with light-activated dyes

Prozac's surprising immune-boosting effects could lead to new treatments for sepsis

Cancer survivors with pain more likely to use non-opioid substances

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Libtayo as second-line treatment for advanced cervical cancer

IgG-guided diet outperforms sham diet in clinical trial

Mobile clinics with AI could improve rural healthcare access

Epidural steroid injections may offer modest short-term pain relief for some back pain

New insights could help prevent peripheral neuropathy or slow disease onset

Women prefer female cardiologists for better heart care

Inhaled antibody therapy shows promise for COVID-19 treatment

Targeting PAK5 could offer new therapeutic approach for endometriosis

New guidelines urge caution with ketamine use for mental health treatment

Insilico Medicine announces preclinical drug discovery benchmarks from 2021 to 2024

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