One of the green-lit enclosures used in the study According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, approximately 100 million people in the US alone suffer from chronic pain. Although opioids (powerful pain relievers) may help, they can cause serious side effects such as dizziness, vomiting and constipation – plus they’re addictive. So, what...
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Hope for migraine sufferers? Epilepsy drug relieves seizure-like symptoms that cause blinding headaches
Lyrica relieves a seizure-like phenomenon believed to be the cause of migraines It works by stopping a wave of brain cells, preventing symptoms, scientists say And it was found to boost calcium levels, with low amounts causing headaches A drug used to treat epilepsy could end the migraine misery for millions of sufferers, scientists claim....
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Rheumatoid arthritis: New treatment option for difficult-to-treat patients
Between 3 and 5% of the population suffer from a form of inflammatory rheumatism. It affects approximately 250,000 — 400,000 people in Austria. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the commonest and also the most dangerous forms of this inflammatory rheumatic disease. Around 30% of patients achieve remission, that is to say successful control of symptoms,...
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New treatment provides instant relief for children with migraine
Although common, migraines are often debilitating and can interfere with daily activities. New research suggests that a type of interventional radiology treatment typically used to treat adults may also be effective in treating migraines in children. New research shows that an innovative treatment for headaches can safely and effectively relieve migraine pain in children. ...
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Snail venom could knock out pain – and opioid addiction
With an epidemic of addiction to opioid painkillers on the rise, researchers say they’ve found an alternative for pain relief from an unlikely source – a small snail found in the Caribbean Sea. Scientists from the University of Utah say the little cone snail Conus regius produces a venom that blocks a pain pathway different from the...
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Are ibuprofen and aspirin the cures for sepsis? Similar drugs found to prevent blood poisoning which kills thousands
Sepsis is a life-threatening inflammatory response to an infection, doctors say NSAIDs work by blocking an enzyme in the body that causes inflammation But scientists found they can also inhibit another enzyme responsible for it Sepsis can rob someone of their life in minutes. But a potentially life-saving treatment has been under our noses for...
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The stem cell dynamics of wound healing
Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB define for the first time the changes in the stem cell dynamics that contribute to wound healing. One of the key questions in biology is to identify how tissues are repaired after trauma and understand how stem cells migrate, proliferate, and differentiate to repair tissue damage. In a study...
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Looking at a virtual hand reduces the pain in your real hand
If you keep looking, it doesn’t hurt so much Next time a nurse sticks a needle into your arm, don’t look away: it’ll be less painful. A new study shows that we feel less pain when we are looking at our body – and that this effect works with virtual reality too. In 2009, Patrick Haggard...