Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Repeated sick days do not affect children's learning ability, study shows

A fevered and listless child with ear pain, a bad cough or snot running out of their nose is a well-known phenomenon in most families with children.

23 Feb 2018

Catheter-based procedure increases treatment options for mitral valve disease

Some heart patients haven't yet been able to access the growing trend toward minimally invasive procedures. A new clinical trial, though, makes a form of mitral valve repair an option without an open-heart surgery.

22 Feb 2018

UNIST researchers introduce new biosensing contact lens for diabetics

A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently introduced a new biosensing contact lens capable of detecting glucose levels in patients with diabetes.

22 Feb 2018

Younger women with SCAD may benefit most from conservative treatment

Patients who suffer from a type of heart attack that affects mainly younger women, called spontaneous coronary artery dissection or SCAD, may benefit most from conservative treatment, letting the body heal on its own.

22 Feb 2018

New data from VOYAGE 2 trial shows promising results for Janssen’s guselkumab treatment

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today new data that showed a vast majority of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis receiving TREMFYA (guselkumab), who achieved at least a 90 percent improvement in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 90) at week 28, maintained a PASI 90 response with continuous treatment through week 72.

From J&J Innovative Medicine 22 Feb 2018

Pioneering study may pave way for effective painkillers to treat neuropathic pain

A pioneering international study, carried out by the University of Granada, Harvard University, the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Florida, Laval University and the Jackson Laboratory has conducted an in-depth analysis of the molecular differences between the most common symptoms associated with neuropathic pain.

21 Feb 2018

Bad bedside manna: Bank loans signed in the hospital leave patients vulnerable

Laura Cameron, then three months pregnant, tripped and fell in a parking lot and landed in the emergency room last May — her blood pressure was low and she was scared and in pain. She was flat on her back and plugged into a saline drip when a hospital employee approached her gurney to discuss how she would pay her hospital bill.

21 Feb 2018

French scientists develop new wearable laser that eradicates skin conditions

French scientists at ‘Texinov Medical Textiles’, have developed a knitted laser fabric that blasts the skin with light, giving treatment to inflamed skin or lesions over a 2 and a half hour appointment.

21 Feb 2018

MS patients who feel stigmatized more likely to suffer from depression

People with Multiple Sclerosis -- MS -- who feel stigmatized are more likely to suffer from depression, according to researchers, who add that having a support system of friends and family and a sense of autonomy may help reduce the harmful effects of stigma.

20 Feb 2018

Scientists uncover genetic cause behind typhoid's antibiotic resistance

The genetic cause behind a strain of typhoid's resistance to five classes of antibiotics has been uncovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Public Health England and Aga Khan University, Pakistan.

20 Feb 2018

Persistent bloating can be a sign of ovarian cancer, warns charity

The charity Target Ovarian Cancer that there is an "alarmingly low rate of awareness" among women that persistent bloating is a major symptom of ovarian cancer.

20 Feb 2018

UH Cleveland Medical Center explores novel treatments for uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids, or uterine myomas, can cause symptoms that include unusually long and heavy menstrual flow, pain, enlarged uterus, pressure on the bladder and rectum, and uncomfortable intercourse.

19 Feb 2018

Study: Diagnosis of celiac disease takes 3.5 years for patients who do not report GI symptoms

It takes an average of 3.5 years to diagnose celiac disease in patients who do not report gastrointestinal symptoms, a Loyola Medicine study has found.

19 Feb 2018

Heart attack symptoms often missed in women

A new study has shown that symptoms of heart attack may often be missed among women aged 55 years or less as these symptoms may be less common than the traditional chest pains.

19 Feb 2018

Experimental treatment improves invisible symptoms of a man with spinal cord injury

An experimental treatment that sends electrical currents through the spinal cord has improved "invisible" yet debilitating side effects for a B.C. man with a spinal cord injury.

19 Feb 2018

Researchers develop sensing method for early detection of cancer and diabetes

The use of terahertz waves for biosensing is currently receiving considerable attention. THz waves are able to detect molecular vibrations and rotations, without using labels that can affect the properties of the substances of interest.

19 Feb 2018

Russian researchers develop new multi-layered biodegradable scaffolds

A team of young researchers at the National University of Science and Technology has recently presented its new development – therapeutic material based on nanofibers of polycaprolactone, modified with plasma-deposited thin layers enriched with antibacterial composition and human blood plasma components.

19 Feb 2018

Shot may help reduce risk of shingles

Anyone who has had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine is at risk for the painful skin condition herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. Both diseases are caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which stays in the body after chickenpox clears and may reactivate later in life.

18 Feb 2018

Diplomats in Havana and their mysterious concussion-like symptoms

American diplomats who were posted to Havana were reported to have symptoms similar to concussions suffered after a head injury. This was despite the fact that none of them had had any head trauma. Initially it was speculated that they could have been victims to a “sonic attack” to their brains. However the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ruled out any such involvement last month.

16 Feb 2018