by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Gamma-band oscillations encode pain sensitivity at both within-subject (a) and between-subject levels (b). Credit: Hu Li When you go to the doctor, do you feel that your pain is accurately assessed? The doctor may ask you to describe your pain verbally or to fill in a questionnaire. Traditionally,...
by Nina Bai, Stanford University Medical Center Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI163735 Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered a possible new way to treat pain without the use of opioids. By targeting a specific area of a well-known pain receptor, they were able to reduce pain sensitivity in mice without affecting the receptor’s other functions,...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS VIDEO: RESEARCHERS EVALUATED LONG-TERM SURVIVAL RATES AND OUTCOMES FROM 493 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT 555 OPERATIONS FOR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER BETWEEN 2000 AND 2020. THEY FOUND A HIGH (95.5%) 1-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE AMONG PATIENTS BUT A MUCH LOWER (63.5%) 10-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE. PANCREATITIS CAUSED BY ALCOHOL...
The right words from a doctor or nurse can reduce a patient’s pain, promote healing and calmness, and even encourage a patient to take medications properly. The prototype wristwatch here, called CommSense, offers meaningful, real-time ways to improve how doctors and nurses talk with their patients. Illustration by Sanjay Suchak, University of Virginia Communications But clinicians’...
by Tracey Peake, North Carolina State University Linoleic acid (LA) metabolites are found in both the free and total pools of fatty acids in human skin. A box represents the schematic depiction of a) LA or oxylipins (i.e., 9,13-EHL and 9,10,13-THL) derived from LA are esterified into lipid membranes. b) Hydrolysis by enzymes such as...
by Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Stained nerve tracts in the motor cortex of a mouse. Credit: Heidelberg University Hospital The motor cortex controls the voluntary movement of muscles. It remains largely unclear why its electrical or magnetic stimulation can alleviate therapy-resistant chronic pain—albeit unreliably. An interdisciplinary research group at the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg (MFHD) has now tracked down...
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment that can sometimes relieve chronic back pain. During the procedure, a doctor inserts a thin metal probe into the painful area. The probe emits radiofrequency energy that creates heat and destroys the nerve tissue that is causing pain. RFA is a relatively new procedure, though researchers have yet to...
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA In an article published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers from the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Research Institute (IIB Sant Pau) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona demonstrate in animal models that water enriched with hydrogen molecules (H2) improves the symptomatology of neuropathic pain and related emotional disturbances....
By RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA NOVEMBER 21, 2022 According to new research, taking anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen for osteoarthritis may actually worsen inflammation in the knee joint over time. Taking anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen for osteoarthritis may worsen inflammation in the knee joint over time. This is according to a...
by University of Texas at Dallas A short term HFD regime does not induce the development of obesity nor hyperglycemia. (a) Mice were assigned either a HFD or chow diet at 6 weeks of age for 9 weeks. Weight assessment was performed weekly and blood glucose measurements were performed every weeks starting at week zero....
