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·June 23, 2021·4 min read

Western High-Fat Diet Can Cause Chronic Pain

A Western-style diet, high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, increases symptoms of inflammation, neuropathy, and chronic pain. However, changing to a lower-fat diet can help reverse or relieve symptoms of inflammatory pain disorders.

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·September 6, 2020·3 min read

Why People with Knee Osteoarthritis Experience Different Kinds of Pain

People with osteoarthritis in the knee who report more pain sensations are more likely to suffer constant and unpredictable pain. Researchers identified a potential mechanism in the nervous system that could explain why people experience varying pain patterns associated with knee osteoarthritis.

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·August 8, 2016·5 min read

Targeting Brain Cells to Alleviate Neuropathic Pain

New findings suggest neuropathic pain could be prevented.

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·September 22, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Discover Unexpected Link Between Chronic Pain and Choroid Plexus

Researchers have discovered a novel link between the size of the choroid plexus and complex regional pain syndrome.

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·April 30, 2020·2 min read

A potential treatment for chronic pain

A newly developed peptide called Tat-P4-(C5)2 is targets and only affects nerve changes that pose a problem resulting in chronic pain. Previous studies have also shown the peptide can also reduce addiction.

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·July 2, 2012·2 min read

Why Chronic Pain is All in Your Head

Researchers were able to predict, with 85 percent accuracy at the beginning of the study, which participants would go on to develop chronic pain based on the level of interaction between the frontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens.

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·October 10, 2013·5 min read

Sticks and Stones: Brain Releases Natural Painkillers During Social Rejection

Researchers find the opioid system responds to social rejection, not just physical pain.

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·September 21, 2020·5 min read

Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than the Elderly

Middle-ages adults are reporting more chronic pain symptoms than older generations. Those who are less educated are more likely to report symptoms of chronic pain.

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·June 11, 2019·3 min read

Promising treatment option for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Blocking the activity of interleukin-1 in mouse models of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) helped reverse symptoms. Researchers say patients with CRPS should respond to immune-based treatments which reduce some of the disease features.

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·February 13, 2019·7 min read

Breakthrough in Developing Blood Test for Pain

Researchers have identified biomarkers in the blood which can help determine the severity of a person's pain level. The findings could help doctors to accurately measure pain and stem the opioid crisis.

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·June 5, 2017·3 min read

Breastfeeding May Protect Against Chronic Pain Following a C-Section

Researchers report mothers who breastfed their babies for at least 2 months following a c-section were three times less likely to experience chronic pain than those who breastfed for shorter periods of time, or formula fed their babies.