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Racial and ethnic disparities found in pain treatment by EMS providers

Whether or not a patient receives pain treatment when seeking emergency medical services may depend, in part, on their race or ethnicity, according to a new study by Portland State researchers.

19 Dec 2019

A new book on ovarian cancer

An opening discussion of contemporary management of this disease presents commentary on surgery and clinical trials: neoadjuvant, dose-dense, and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC}, as well as immunotherapy, vaccine therapy, emerging therapies.

18 Dec 2019

An innovative treatment for joint pain

Tired of living with painful arthritic knees, 54-year-old Deborah Brown's interest was piqued when she saw a recruitment flyer for a clinical trial on an innovative pain treatment at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

18 Dec 2019

IncludeHealth and Cincinnati Children's join hands to commercialize movement correction technology

IncludeHealth, an internationally recognized provider of inclusive digital health and performance technologies, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, a top-ranked pediatric medical center and research institution, announced today an exclusive licensing agreement to allow IncludeHealth to commercialize a research based digital health technology originally developed at Cincinnati Children's.

18 Dec 2019

OU study explores how menthol's irritant sensation is transmitted by the nervous system

A new University of Oklahoma study could have implications on our understanding of how certain sensory signals are transmitted through the body.

18 Dec 2019

New paper-based test for early Lyme diagnosis

A new paper in the journal ACS Nano reports the development of an incredibly cheap and highly sensitive test to diagnose Lyme disease in its earliest stages, when it can be most easily, effectively and inexpensively treated.

18 Dec 2019

Vaping among teens doubles in a year says MTF report

The 45th Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey 2019 has revealed that teenagers are preferring e cigarettes more and more and there is an increased propensity of using nicotine and marijuana in their e cigarettes. The latest report titled, “Trends in Reported Marijuana Vaping among U.S. Adolescents, 2017-2019”, was released in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

18 Dec 2019

Paper-based blood test can quickly and sensitively diagnose early-stage Lyme disease

After a day hiking in the forest, the last thing a person wants to discover is a tick burrowing into their skin. Days after plucking off the bloodsucking insect, the hiker might develop a rash resembling a bull's-eye, a tell-tale sign of Lyme disease.

18 Dec 2019

Study finds increased prevalence of marijuana and nicotine vaping among teens

Findings from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey demonstrate the appeal of vaping to teens, as seen in the increased prevalence of marijuana use as well as nicotine vaping.

18 Dec 2019

New standards needed for improving the design of clinical trials for MS patients

How can the perspectives of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) be given more consideration in clinical trials? This question was investigated and corresponding recommendations were developed by a working group of the Drug Commission of the German Medical Association, the Charité University Hospital Berlin, and the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

17 Dec 2019

Nasal sprays cut down usage of antibiotics for individuals with chronic rhinosinusitis

Nasal saline and corticosteroid sprays are pretty standard treatment for individuals battling chronic rhinosinusitis.

17 Dec 2019

Pilot study shows strong results for genicular artery embolization to treat OA-related knee pain

A new study published in Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology details the first study of its kind in the U.S. to examine the use of genicular artery embolization (GAE) for extended treatment of knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.

17 Dec 2019

When should teenage girls have their gynecologic visit?

Parents of young teenage girls are probably thinking about how to help them navigate social media, classwork, and their social lives.

17 Dec 2019

Australian researchers find new drug target for preventing the spread of malaria

Australian researchers have found a new drug target for stopping the spread of malaria, after successfully blocking the world's deadliest malaria parasite - Plasmodium falciparum - from completing the 'transmission stage' of its lifecycle.

17 Dec 2019

Researchers block malaria parasite’s ability to spread infection

Researchers have discovered a new way to prevent the deadliest malaria parasite from spreading infection.

17 Dec 2019

Modified stroke drug boosts injury repair in rats with spinal cord damage

Adding a modified stroke drug to stem cells used to treat rats with spinal injury boosted the therapy and motor activity.

17 Dec 2019

Stroke drug improves stem cell therapy in rat spinal cord injury models

Four months after treating them, Yasuhiro Shiga, MD, PhD, checked on his rats. Walking into the lab, he carried minimal expectations.

17 Dec 2019

Welsh Ambulance Service issues fresh plea for responsible use of 999 during Christmas

THE Welsh Ambulance Service has issued a fresh plea for the public to use 999 responsibly as Christmas draws near.

17 Dec 2019

Study: Blocking IL1α protein decreases severity of inflammation in Crohn's disease

Investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine discovered that blocking interleukin-1α (IL1α), a protein that controls inflammation in the gut, markedly decreases the severity of intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of Crohn's disease (CD).

17 Dec 2019

A promising cellular target for migraine attacks

A recent study published in the journal Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society, reported an intriguing discovery.

17 Dec 2019

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Racial and ethnic disparities found in pain treatment by EMS providers

A new book on ovarian cancer

An innovative treatment for joint pain

IncludeHealth and Cincinnati Children's join hands to commercialize movement correction technology

OU study explores how menthol's irritant sensation is transmitted by the nervous system

New paper-based test for early Lyme diagnosis

Vaping among teens doubles in a year says MTF report

Paper-based blood test can quickly and sensitively diagnose early-stage Lyme disease

Study finds increased prevalence of marijuana and nicotine vaping among teens

New standards needed for improving the design of clinical trials for MS patients

Nasal sprays cut down usage of antibiotics for individuals with chronic rhinosinusitis

Pilot study shows strong results for genicular artery embolization to treat OA-related knee pain

When should teenage girls have their gynecologic visit?

Australian researchers find new drug target for preventing the spread of malaria

Researchers block malaria parasite’s ability to spread infection

Modified stroke drug boosts injury repair in rats with spinal cord damage

Stroke drug improves stem cell therapy in rat spinal cord injury models

Welsh Ambulance Service issues fresh plea for responsible use of 999 during Christmas

Study: Blocking IL1α protein decreases severity of inflammation in Crohn's disease

A promising cellular target for migraine attacks

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Pain News and Research

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Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

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AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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