Positive feedback from FDA suggests an indication from perioperative pain to all mild-to-moderate acute pain, significantly expanding clinical and commercial potential IND-enabling studies currently ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of humanity’s most formidable foes. It affects 10 percent of people over age 65 and kills more people each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Its effects ...

Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin — which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain — leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more ...

A newly discovered neuron-released enzyme could transform pain treatment and reveal deeper secrets of how the brain learns. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers found that neurons release an enzyme, VLK, ...

Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases — by reprogramming patients' out-of-whack immune ...

Centennial Spine and Pain offers best-in-class, minimally invasive treatments for individuals experiencing all types of pain. On New Mexico Living Tuesday, Dr. John Watkins talked about sacroiliac ...

PITTSBURGH, US: A new US$17 million research initiative led by the University of Pittsburgh is set to revolutionise understanding and treatment of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Funded by the US ...

Clodagh Toomey receives funding from the Health Research Board (Ireland) for research in the area of osteoarthritis. She is affiliated with non-profit initiative GLA:D(r) (Good Life with ...

Whether it’s a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly 1 in 4 Americans. UC San Francisco’s Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D, neurologist and pain medicine ...

Acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment for back pain in older people, according to new research. Chronic back pain for the study participants (aged 65 and older) showed greater improvement—in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohioans on Medicare who rely on steroid injections to manage pain may have to wait longer for treatment next year while an AI program approves or declines care. That’s because claims ...

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