by Kelly Malcom, University of Michigan Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine—these substances are familiar to many as a source of both pain relief and the cause of a painful epidemic of addiction and death. Scientists have attempted for years to balance the potent pain-relieving properties of opioids with their numerous negative side effects—with mostly mixed...
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IMAGE: MARTIN DE VITA IS A RESEARCHER IN THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND COAUTHOR OF THE STUDY. CREDIT: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY It’s been hailed as a wonder drug and it’s certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the Cannabidiol (or CBD) market could be worth $20 billion...
“On a scale of one to 10, how much pain are you in?” In a recent study published by the Journal of Pain, co-authored by Elizabeth Losin, assistant professor of psychology and director of the Social and Cultural Neuroscience lab at the University of Miami, researchers found that a patient’s pain responses may be perceived differently by others...
by Noah Brown, Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) provides insights on why people with red hair exhibit altered sensitivity to certain kinds of pain. The findings are published in Science Advances. In people with red hair (as in numerous other species of animals with red fur), the...
NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: RESEARCHERS MADE EACH PARTICIPANT STAND ON A BALANCE BOARD, ATTACHED FASTENERS TO THEIR BODY AND LEGS AND THEN GENERATED VIBRATION SIGNALS ON THEIR PC WHICH THEY AMPLIFIED AND APPLIED TO THE VIBRATORS TO INDUCE STIMULATION. CREDIT: IMAGE COURTESY: YOSHIFUMI MORITA FROM NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Ever since the early humans...
Therapeutic ultrasound was a tool in Janice Yurick’s treatment arsenal for 15 years. Yurick, a now-retired physical therapist and former manager of supportive care services at the Cross Cancer Institute, had more than two decades of experience in oncology rehabilitation. She used the technology with patients and saw results, despite no actual studies to prove...
A new study from the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has found that the excessive use of smartphones and social media can lead to problems sleeping; drowsiness and fatigue during the day; teeth-grinding; and pain in the mouth muscles and jaws. The researchers compared about 600 participants, categorized into two different groups: a...
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM MAYWOOD, IL – A recent Loyola Medicine study found that reducing the standard dose of IV-administered ketamine in half is as effective as the larger, standard dose in reducing pain in adults. Ketamine is known to provide pain relief comparable to opioid medications, which are highly addictive. In the recent study,...
UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK Digital solutions including remote monitoring can help chronic pain sufferers manage their pain and reduce the probability of misuse of prescription opioids. For chronic pain sufferers, an app may be just the tool they need to manage their pain. In a UHN-led study that used the app “Manage My Pain” enrolled patients...
by UT Southwestern Medical Center This illustration shows the atomic level resolution of the tetracycline antibiotic bound to the EphB1 receptor. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Three decades-old antibiotics administered together can block a type of pain triggered by nerve damage in an animal model, UT Southwestern researchers report. The finding, published online today in PNAS, could offer an...
