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Study finds biological basis for gastrointestinal symptoms in people with non-celiac wheat sensitivity

A new study may explain why people who do not have celiac disease or wheat allergy nevertheless experience a variety of gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms after ingesting wheat and related cereals.

26 Jul 2016

NYU Lutheran offers latest innovation in robotic surgery to patients in Brooklyn

True to its commitment to bring world-class care to patients in Brooklyn, the NYU Langone Health System is building a sophisticated, technologically advanced and clinically integrated health network in the borough.

26 Jul 2016

Scientists develop prediction score to identify older adults at risk of developing pneumonia

In a study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, researchers developed a "prediction score" to help healthcare professionals determine which older adults might be most at risk for developing pneumonia.

26 Jul 2016

VCU Health radiologist uses MRI technology to detect difficult prostate cancers

For three years, Andrew Harder wondered if he had prostate cancer. In 2009, he had routine blood work that revealed an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level.

25 Jul 2016

OMT techniques can help decrease acute pain in postpartum women

Preliminary results demonstrate that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) helps reduce acute pain in postpartum women, regardless of whether they delivered vaginally or via cesarean.

25 Jul 2016

New research shows independent gut-to-brain and brain-to-gut pathways operate in IBS patients

New research indicates that in patients with irritable bowedistinct brain-to-gut pathway, where psychological symptoms begin first, and separately a distinctl syndrome (IBS) or indigestion, there is a gut-to-brain pathway, where gut symptoms start first.

22 Jul 2016

Adults with pain could be at higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders

What do we really know about the relationship between the experience of pain and risk of developing opioid use disorder? Results from a recent study - the first to directly address this question -- show that people with moderate or more severe pain had a 41 percent higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders than those without, independent of other demographic and clinical factors.

22 Jul 2016

Researchers identify important therapeutic target for small cell lung cancer

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein termed ASCL1 that is essential to the development of small cell lung cancer and that, when deleted in the lungs of mice, prevents the cancer from forming.

22 Jul 2016

Patients with cLBP more likely to use illicit drugs, study reports

People living with chronic low back pain (cLBP) are more likely to use illicit drugs -- including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine -- compared to those without back pain, reports a study in Spine, published by Wolters Kluwer.

21 Jul 2016

HSS researchers launch new study to find if stem cell treatment could help people with knee arthritis

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have launched a study to determine if a treatment using stem cells could help people with painful knee arthritis.

21 Jul 2016

New SACN guidelines recommend daily 10 micrograms intake of Vitamin D

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has published a report advising that anybody aged over one year should have a vitamin D intake of 10 micrograms a day throughout the year.

21 Jul 2016

New study shows women with ADHD likely to have many mental, physical health problems

Women with ADHD are much more likely to have a wide range of mental and physical health problems in comparison to women without ADHD, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto.

21 Jul 2016

Researchers discover novel neuroprotection strategies to slow progression of Parkinson's disease

Using a robust model for Parkinson's disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers and colleagues have discovered an interaction in neurons that contributes to Parkinson's disease, and they have shown that drugs now under development may block the process.

20 Jul 2016

Buprenorphine implants could be effective option to treat adults with opioid dependence

While buprenorphine has long been used to treat adults with opioid dependence, its efficacy can be hindered by lack of adherence to daily, sublingual (beneath the tongue) doses of the medication.

19 Jul 2016

New subcutaneous treatment reduces pain, increases survival chances of breast cancer patients

Breast cancer treatments are usually painful, time consuming and aggressive, which leads to long term hospitalization, medical staff and high economic expenses.

19 Jul 2016

Anthropologists find new record of vitamin D deficiency in people who lived hundreds of years ago

Researchers at McMaster University have found a rich new record of vitamin D deficiency, one that resides in the teeth of every person and remains viable for hundreds of years or more.

19 Jul 2016

HOI attends ICHOM conference to present international standards for measurement of orthopedic outcomes

Hoag Orthopedic Institute, one of the largest providers of orthopedic care in the nation, recently attended The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement value-based health care conference in London as a sponsoring partner, to present the international standard set for the measurement of hip and knee osteoarthritis outcomes that matter most to patients.

19 Jul 2016

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Study finds biological basis for gastrointestinal symptoms in people with non-celiac wheat sensitivity

NYU Lutheran offers latest innovation in robotic surgery to patients in Brooklyn

Scientists develop prediction score to identify older adults at risk of developing pneumonia

VCU Health radiologist uses MRI technology to detect difficult prostate cancers

OMT techniques can help decrease acute pain in postpartum women

New research shows independent gut-to-brain and brain-to-gut pathways operate in IBS patients

Adults with pain could be at higher risk of developing prescription opioid use disorders

Researchers identify important therapeutic target for small cell lung cancer

Patients with cLBP more likely to use illicit drugs, study reports

HSS researchers launch new study to find if stem cell treatment could help people with knee arthritis

New SACN guidelines recommend daily 10 micrograms intake of Vitamin D

New study shows women with ADHD likely to have many mental, physical health problems

Researchers discover novel neuroprotection strategies to slow progression of Parkinson's disease

Buprenorphine implants could be effective option to treat adults with opioid dependence

New subcutaneous treatment reduces pain, increases survival chances of breast cancer patients

Anthropologists find new record of vitamin D deficiency in people who lived hundreds of years ago

HOI attends ICHOM conference to present international standards for measurement of orthopedic outcomes

Scientists develop new way to resurface arthritic hip joint

Soligenix announces encouraging preliminary results of heat stable Ebola vaccine

Study finds no increased risk for parkinsonism linked to use of gadolinium in MRIs

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