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Electrical body stimulation combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory cortex

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory or "tactile" cortex, increasing the potential for using the technique to treat chronic pain and other sensory disorders.

11 Aug 2022

Researchers unravel a novel molecular target of eicosapentaenoic acid

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is an essential nutrient belonging to the omega-3 group of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). As the human body cannot synthesize PUFAs, dietary supplements containing EPA are required for normal physiological functions. Found abundantly in natural sources like fish, hemp oil, and linseed oil, EPA is known to exhibit anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and cardiovascular protective activities.

9 Aug 2022

Integrated community care approach can offer solution to struggling rheumatology services, experts say

As patients wait up to a decade for the diagnosis of life-impacting rheumatic conditions, experts argue that ingrained pressures facing NHS rheumatology services can, and should, be eased with an integrated community care/secondary care approach, rather than a reliance on secondary care alone.

3 Aug 2022

New treatment gives hope for people challenged with chronic back pain

People challenged with chronic back pain have been given hope with a new treatment that focuses on retraining how the back and the brain communicate, a randomized controlled trial run by researchers at UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia and several other Australian and European universities has shown.

2 Aug 2022

Five key pain management approaches can help children's recovery and resilience after injury

Like it or not, bumps and bruises are an unavoidable part of childhood. But while no parent wants their child to feel pain, teaching children about pain when they're young can help them better understand and respond to pain when they're older.

1 Aug 2022

Online chair yoga intervention found to be convenient for socially isolated older adults with dementia

Dementia doesn't just involve cognitive decline, it also involves deteriorating physical function. This major cause of limitation in activities of daily living in older adults with dementia requires safe, effective, and evidence-based nonpharmacological approaches.

28 Jul 2022

The brain plays a crucial role when choices about future pain versus future profit are concerned

Imagine having to choose over and over between what you enjoy doing and the pain that it might cause you, whether physical or emotional. If you live with conditions such as depression, anxiety, or chronic pain, you are probably familiar with making these difficult choices on a daily or weekly basis.

28 Jul 2022

New Zealand nettle tree toxins hold clues for future pain medication

Researchers at The University of Queensland have found that a native New Zealand stinging tree produces toxins that could hold clues for future pain medication.

27 Jul 2022

Experts call for consistent measurement across the social determinants of health

Access to quality healthcare depends on the accurate evaluation of social determinants of health (SDOH), but the healthcare industry has placed insufficient effort on this according to the authors of a new Commentary. The Commentary, titled "A Call for Consistent Measurement Across the SDOH Industry Landscape," is published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management.

26 Jul 2022

What is the role of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of psychiatric disorders?

A new study aimed to determine the clinical applications of psychedelic drugs along with psychedelic-assisted therapy for different psychiatric disorders.

25 Jul 2022

Oligomeric molecular structure of the MOR-Gal1R complex revealed

A study published in the journal Pharmacological Research reveals the oligomeric molecular structure of the MOR-Gal1R complex, a component present in the brain which is involved in the analgesic and addictive effects of certain opioids.

22 Jul 2022

Racial discrimination may affect brain matter integrity through the stress system

Racial discrimination increases the risk for physical and mental illnesses, and Black women suffer from diseases at significantly higher rates than White women.

20 Jul 2022

First-of-its-kind roadmap reveals how stem cells become sensory interneurons

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a first-of-its-kind roadmap detailing how stem cells become sensory interneurons -; the cells that enable sensations like touch, pain and itch.

19 Jul 2022

Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a guideline for prescribing opioids to patients experiencing chronic pain in 2016, the prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medication increased each year above and beyond what would be expected based on the preexisting trends, a new study finds.

15 Jul 2022

Chronic Pain News and Research

Electrical body stimulation combined with sound activates the brain's somatosensory cortex

Researchers unravel a novel molecular target of eicosapentaenoic acid

Integrated community care approach can offer solution to struggling rheumatology services, experts say

New treatment gives hope for people challenged with chronic back pain

Five key pain management approaches can help children's recovery and resilience after injury

Online chair yoga intervention found to be convenient for socially isolated older adults with dementia

The brain plays a crucial role when choices about future pain versus future profit are concerned

New Zealand nettle tree toxins hold clues for future pain medication

Experts call for consistent measurement across the social determinants of health

What is the role of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of psychiatric disorders?

Oligomeric molecular structure of the MOR-Gal1R complex revealed

Racial discrimination may affect brain matter integrity through the stress system

First-of-its-kind roadmap reveals how stem cells become sensory interneurons

Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

Researchers find neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief

Scientists uncover neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain in mice

Childhood physical abuse victims more likely to experience poor physical and mental health

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New pain medications with high abuse potential more likely to be successfully developed

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