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New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

Optometrists, ophthalmologists and their patients will benefit from new, high-tech tools to detect glaucoma at its earliest stages thanks to a startup that will commercialize smart contact lenses developed at Purdue University.

9 Jan 2023

Detailed molecular profile of endometriosis can lead to improved care for millions of women

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have created a unique and detailed molecular profile of endometriosis to help improve therapeutic options for the millions of women suffering from the disease.

9 Jan 2023

Understanding the molecular basis of how THC cannabinoid inhibits an important human enzyme

In various European countries and North America, medical cannabis or medicines based on cannabinoids are authorized for therapeutic purposes.

9 Jan 2023

Study identifies a sharp increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults

As a growing number of older adults are experimenting with cannabis to help alleviate chronic symptoms, a new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study has identified a sharp increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits among the elderly.

9 Jan 2023

Research suggests people on rheumatoid arthritis drugs show weaker response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Researchers conducted a comparative study among a cohort of individuals on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapies vis-à-vis healthy controls to assess their responses to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.

9 Jan 2023

In PA county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis

When police arrived on the scene, they found Ishmail Thompson standing naked outside a hotel near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He had just punched a man.

9 Jan 2023

Study: Almost a third of patients with chronic pain use cannabis

As more U.S. states legalize cannabis (also known as marijuana) for medical and recreational use, increasing numbers of people are experimenting with it for pain relief. According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, almost a third of patients with chronic pain reported using cannabis to manage it.

6 Jan 2023

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants.

6 Jan 2023

The association between commonly reported symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection and subjective well-being

Researchers evaluated the association between subjective well-being and post-COVID-19 symptoms.

6 Jan 2023

Postoperative restrictive opioid protocols reduce long-term opioid use

Research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that putting a three-day limit on opioid prescriptions to treat surgical pain after hospital discharge reduces the number of patients who become chronic opioid users without compromising pain relief or recovery.

5 Jan 2023

New machine learning tool can shed light on chronic COVID symptoms

Long COVID has emerged as a pandemic within the pandemic. As scientists work to untangle the many remaining unanswered questions about how the initial infection impacts the body, they must now also investigate why some people develop debilitating, chronic symptoms that last months to years longer.

5 Jan 2023

Are patients with a history of MIS-C at increased risk of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccination?

Researchers investigated the reactogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccine in pediatric patients with MIS-C.

5 Jan 2023

NY docs are now required to prescribe naloxone to some patients on opioid painkillers

Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn't be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin twice a day and oxycodone when he needs additional relief.

5 Jan 2023

Acupuncture could be a safe and feasible management option for IBS-D

Researchers preliminarily evaluated the practicality of utilizing the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-advocated endpoints to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in IBS-D (irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea) management.

5 Jan 2023

Synthetic tissue repairs injuries and restores normal erectile function in pig model

Scientists have developed a synthetic tissue that repairs injuries and restores normal erectile function in a pig model, in a study publishing January 4 in the journal Matter.

4 Jan 2023

Dietary supplement can reverse the signs of heart disease in a subset of patients

When we were little, our parents told us to take our vitamins so we could grow big and strong. Now, researchers from Japan find that one particular supplement may even fix a broken heart.

4 Jan 2023

Over £17 million funding to support children affected by domestic abuse

The funding will develop early intervention strategies to prevent violence against women and girls, the Safeguarding Minister announced today [4 January].

4 Jan 2023

Old antibiotic nitroxoline suggested as a treatment for MPOX

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers in Germany investigated the effectiveness of the antibiotic nitroxoline against the currently circulating mpox viruses, previously called monkeypox virus (MPXV). This antibiotic has been used in Europe for about fifty years and has been proven effective in fighting biofilm infections.

3 Jan 2023

Cardiac MRI of individuals with acute or post-acute COVID-19

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, researchers in Italy reported cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) findings in individuals with myocarditis-like syndrome during the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection (AMCovS) and post-acute phase (cPACS).

3 Jan 2023

COVID-19 vaccine safe for children who have had MIS-C

A study of children and adolescents who received a COVID-19 vaccination following multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) found that there were no reports of serious complications including myocarditis or MIS-C reoccurrence.

3 Jan 2023

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Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

New smart soft contact lenses can monitor intraocular pressure for 24-hour cycles to detect glaucoma

Detailed molecular profile of endometriosis can lead to improved care for millions of women

Understanding the molecular basis of how THC cannabinoid inhibits an important human enzyme

Study identifies a sharp increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits among older adults

Research suggests people on rheumatoid arthritis drugs show weaker response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

In PA county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis

Study: Almost a third of patients with chronic pain use cannabis

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

The association between commonly reported symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection and subjective well-being

Postoperative restrictive opioid protocols reduce long-term opioid use

New machine learning tool can shed light on chronic COVID symptoms

Are patients with a history of MIS-C at increased risk of adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccination?

NY docs are now required to prescribe naloxone to some patients on opioid painkillers

Acupuncture could be a safe and feasible management option for IBS-D

Synthetic tissue repairs injuries and restores normal erectile function in pig model

Dietary supplement can reverse the signs of heart disease in a subset of patients

Over £17 million funding to support children affected by domestic abuse

Old antibiotic nitroxoline suggested as a treatment for MPOX

Cardiac MRI of individuals with acute or post-acute COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine safe for children who have had MIS-C

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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