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Australian researchers discover link between itchy skin and gut pain

This is big news for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients: 11 percent of the world's population suffers from IBS, but the fight against chronic pain has taken a major step forward with scientists identifying receptors in the nervous system which cause the condition in the hope of developing effective treatments.

16 Oct 2019

Researchers outline new exercise recommendations for people living with and beyond cancer

It's well known that exercise is good for preventing and treating many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are the benefits of physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer.

16 Oct 2019

Drug may improve the safety of cannabis use in early pregnancy

Cannabis use during pregnancy may increase the risk of psychosis in children. Scientists have now found a drug that can reduce the effects of THC on the fetus.

16 Oct 2019

Good news for IBS sufferers as researchers identify “gut itch”

Researchers have identified receptors that cause the pain experienced in cases of irritable bowel syndrome.

16 Oct 2019

Researchers develop new smart speaker that uses white noise to monitor infants' breathing

Gone are the days when people use smart speakers - like Amazon Echo or Google Home - only as kitchen timers or dinner party music players. These devices have started helping people track their own health, and can even monitor for cardiac arrest.

16 Oct 2019

Steroid injections for osteoarthritis more may damage joints

Osteoarthritis (OA), also called degenerative joint disease, is the most common chronic condition of the joints. Since the disease is degenerative, it is the single most common cause of disability among older adults, with about 10 to 15 percent of all adults who are more than 60 years old have some degree of osteoarthritis, with more women affected than men.

15 Oct 2019

White noise listening device for monitoring infant breathing

Researchers at the University of Washington have come up with a device which acts as a monitor for infant breathing patterns while playing white noise to soothe them to sleep. The results of their study with the new device would be presented in an article titled, “Contactless Infant Monitoring using White Noise,” at the MobiCom 2019 conference in Los Cabos, Mexico on the 22nd of this month.

15 Oct 2019

Researchers aim to find how kinesiophobia may affect individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Finding out how kinesiophobia -unreasonable fear of movement- may affect individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain is the aim of a research group of the University of Malaga, which recent studies have been published in the scientific journal British Journal of Sports Medicine, the world's number 1 publication in the locomotor system field.

15 Oct 2019

Machine learning system may offer warnings about negative side effects of drug-drug interactions

The more medications a patient takes, the greater the likelihood that interactions between those drugs could trigger negative side effects, including long-term organ damage and even death.

15 Oct 2019

BU researcher receives NIH grant for clinical research in rheumatology

David Felson, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, was awarded a National Institute of Health P30 Center Grant.

15 Oct 2019

Study explains why some people who take heart medication develop sore, aching muscles

A study from McMaster University has found a potential mechanism explaining why some people who take drugs to lower their cholesterol develop sore, aching muscles.

15 Oct 2019

Women receive poorer heart attack treatment than men

Women receive poorer heart attack treatment than men, even when rates of diagnosis are the same, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

15 Oct 2019

New federal grant to expand outreach to help underserved communities battle opioid epidemic

According to government data, more than 70,000 Americans died in 2017 by overdosing on opioids. In response to the opioid crisis, the US Department of Health and Human Services outlined several key priorities, including improved treatment access, use of overdose-reversing drugs and improved pain management strategies.

15 Oct 2019

CANDO drug discovery platform focuses on finding new medications for mental illnesses

An estimated 46.6 million U.S. adults struggle with mental illnesses, such as anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. About half of millennials and 75% of Gen-Zers report having quit jobs for mental health reasons.

15 Oct 2019

Changes to state law reduce new opioid prescriptions by 22% in Penn Medicine’s New Jersey practices

The total amount of opioids dispensed per new opioid prescription decreased by 22 percent in Penn Medicine outpatient practices in New Jersey after the state passed a law limiting prescriptions to a five-day supply for new opioid prescriptions.

14 Oct 2019

Antibody-based eye drops show promise in treating dry eye disease

Dry eye is a condition wherein a person doesn’t have enough tears to lubricate the eye. With the chronic lack of sufficient lubrication, moisture, and nourishment on the eye, it can lead to eye irritation, inflammation, and eventually, scarring.

14 Oct 2019

New therapeutic approach for children born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy

As a growing number of U.S. states legalize the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, an increasing number of American women are using cannabis before becoming pregnant and during early pregnancy often to treat morning sickness, anxiety, and lower back pain.

14 Oct 2019

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Latest Pain News and Research

Australian researchers discover link between itchy skin and gut pain

Researchers outline new exercise recommendations for people living with and beyond cancer

Drug may improve the safety of cannabis use in early pregnancy

Good news for IBS sufferers as researchers identify “gut itch”

Researchers develop new smart speaker that uses white noise to monitor infants' breathing

Steroid injections for osteoarthritis more may damage joints

White noise listening device for monitoring infant breathing

Researchers aim to find how kinesiophobia may affect individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Machine learning system may offer warnings about negative side effects of drug-drug interactions

BU researcher receives NIH grant for clinical research in rheumatology

Study explains why some people who take heart medication develop sore, aching muscles

Women receive poorer heart attack treatment than men

New federal grant to expand outreach to help underserved communities battle opioid epidemic

CANDO drug discovery platform focuses on finding new medications for mental illnesses

Changes to state law reduce new opioid prescriptions by 22% in Penn Medicine’s New Jersey practices

Antibody-based eye drops show promise in treating dry eye disease

New therapeutic approach for children born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy

Default response to spinal disc injuries can be temporarily stopped to allow for better treatment

Physics professors granted patent for new device that could revolutionize diabetes management

Mindfulness and medication for opioid dependence may reduce cravings

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