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New, naturally low-caffeine option for tea drinkers

Tea drinkers who seek the popular beverage's soothing flavor without its explosive caffeine jolt could soon have a new, naturally low-caffeine option.

8 Nov 2018

Newer technology with modular dual mobility components lowers risk of dislocation

Hip replacement surgery is highly successful in relieving pain, restoring mobility and improving quality of life. More than 330,000 procedures are performed each year in the United States, and that number is expected to almost double by the year 2030.

8 Nov 2018

UTA electrical engineer working to develop bioresorbable optical probe for brain implant

A University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer is working in collaboration with a pioneer in the field to develop an implantable optical probe that can be inserted in the brain and used to monitor brain function after traumatic injuries or surgeries, then be absorbed by the body.

8 Nov 2018

New prosthetic hand system restores 'feeling' to a person with upper limb amputation

Arizona State University researcher James Abbas is part of a multi-institutional research team that has developed a new prosthetic hand system with a fully implanted, wirelessly controlled neurostimulator that has restored "feeling" to a person with a hand amputation.

7 Nov 2018

Mobile gait analysis and feedback system could help patients walk normally after hip joint operation

Patients who have received a new hip joint must first learn to walk "normally" again after the operation.

7 Nov 2018

Pilates exercise program offers many benefits for people with musculoskeletal conditions

A Musculoskeletal Care study is the first to investigate individual perceptions of the impact of a Pilates exercise program on the daily lives of people with chronic conditions.

7 Nov 2018

Comorbidity negatively impacts quality of life in people with dementia

Most people living with dementia also have at least one other health condition, and health services need to adapt to optimize their health and quality of life, a new study concludes.

7 Nov 2018

Study examines timing of musculoskeletal adverse events that develop during statin therapy

Statins have been linked with muscle pain and other musculoskeletal adverse events in some patients. A new Pharmacology Research & Perspectives study has examined the timing of MAEs that develop during statin therapy and determined whether concomitant drugs used concurrently with statin therapy shifts the timing of MAEs.

7 Nov 2018

Study of older women shows link between frequent, persistent back pain and mortality

Researchers at Boston Medical Center found that frequent, persistent back pain is associated with earlier death in a study of more than 8,000 older women who were followed for an average of 14 years.

7 Nov 2018

Researchers develop electroencephalography-based test to objectively measure pain

If you've ever visited the emergency department with appendicitis, or you're one of the 100 million U.S. adults who suffer from chronic pain, you're familiar with a row of numbered faces, with expressions from smiling to grimacing, used to indicate pain levels.

6 Nov 2018

PTSD associated with increased risk of major CV event or death after cardiac arrest

People who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after surviving cardiac arrest, may be at a significantly increased risk of a major cardiovascular event or death for up to one year following the arrest, compared with people who do not develop PTSD.

6 Nov 2018

Health professionals require more guidance to support children of terminally ill patients

Health professionals require more guidance to prepare and support children when a parent is dying, a new study in the journal Palliative Medicine reports.

5 Nov 2018

FDA approves LORBRENA for treatment of patients with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved LORBRENA, a third-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase tyrosine kinase inhibitor for patients with ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed on crizotinib and at least one other ALK inhibitor for metastatic disease; or whose disease has progressed on alectinib or ceritinib as the first ALK inhibitor therapy for metastatic disease.

5 Nov 2018

Researchers develop new device that improves balance in veterans with Gulf War illness

Gulf War veterans with unexplained illnesses that cause fatigue, headaches, respiratory disorders and memory problems can improve their balance with a device developed by Rutgers University researchers.

5 Nov 2018

NIH increases funding through the BRAIN Initiative

The National Institutes of Health announces funding of more than 200 new awards, totaling over $220 million, through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, an exciting trans-agency effort to arm researchers with revolutionary tools to fundamentally understand the neural circuits that underlie the healthy and diseased brain.

2 Nov 2018

Wellspring celebrates grand opening of its compounding pharmacy division

Wellspring celebrated its compounding pharmacy division's grand opening with a ribbon cutting attended by over 60 guests, including Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, on Tuesday, October 30th at its new location.

2 Nov 2018

UCLA psychology professor offers tips for successful aging

Successful aging can be the norm, says UCLA psychology professor Alan Castel in his new book, "Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging". Castel sees many inspiring role models of aging. French Impressionist Claude Monet, he notes, began his beloved water lily paintings at age 73.

2 Nov 2018

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

New, naturally low-caffeine option for tea drinkers

Newer technology with modular dual mobility components lowers risk of dislocation

UTA electrical engineer working to develop bioresorbable optical probe for brain implant

New prosthetic hand system restores 'feeling' to a person with upper limb amputation

Mobile gait analysis and feedback system could help patients walk normally after hip joint operation

Pilates exercise program offers many benefits for people with musculoskeletal conditions

Comorbidity negatively impacts quality of life in people with dementia

Study examines timing of musculoskeletal adverse events that develop during statin therapy

Study of older women shows link between frequent, persistent back pain and mortality

Researchers develop electroencephalography-based test to objectively measure pain

PTSD associated with increased risk of major CV event or death after cardiac arrest

Health professionals require more guidance to support children of terminally ill patients

FDA approves LORBRENA for treatment of patients with ALK-positive metastatic NSCLC

Researchers develop new device that improves balance in veterans with Gulf War illness

NIH increases funding through the BRAIN Initiative

Wellspring celebrates grand opening of its compounding pharmacy division

UCLA psychology professor offers tips for successful aging

Researchers for first time view serotonin activating its receptor using high-powered microscopes

Researchers find a class of drug that could be promising treatment for uveitis

Researchers take first step in bioengineering human uterus to treat endometrial diseases

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