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·July 24, 2023·5 min read

Easing Pain, Safely: Antidepressant’s Promise for Neuropathic Pain Relief

Neuropathic pain, impacting an estimated 10% of the global population, could be tackled more safely and effectively with the atypical antidepressant tianeptine. Researchers found that tianeptine offers rapid, long-lasting relief from pain with a lower risk of addiction.

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·February 28, 2023·3 min read

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Help Diabetic Neuropathy

High-frequency spinal cord stimulation may provide symptom relief to those suffering from diabetic neuropathy.

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·January 30, 2023·5 min read

Calcium Channels Regulate Neuroinflammation and Neuropathic Pain

The Orai1 class of calcium channels regulates sex differences in the functioning of immune cells associated with neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain.

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·January 26, 2023·5 min read

Supplementation With Amino Acid Serine Eases Diabetes Associated Neuropathy

Lower levels of serine and glycine were associated with a higher risk of neuropathic pain in mouse models of diabetes. Supplementing the diets of the mice with serine reduced symptoms of neuropathy. Researchers say the findings provide a new way in which to identify people at risk of diabetic neuropathy and a potential treatment option.

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·January 10, 2023·5 min read

Study Reveals Mechanism Involved in Neuropathic Pain and Could Help Develop Specific Treatment

Study reveals the role played by neuropathic pain in dendritic cells in the meninges via an increase in the metabolic kynurenine pathway. When the kynurenine pathway initiated by IDO1 was blocked, neuropathic pain was nullified.

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·March 19, 2021·3 min read

Virtual Reality Could Help to Reduce Pain for People With Nerve Injuries

Virtual reality can help reduce painful sensations following touch people with nerve damage experience.

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·March 4, 2021·4 min read

A New Cell Type Implicated in Chronic Pain and Inflammation

MRC1+ macrophages are dysfunctional in animal models of neuropathic pain. Stimulating the expression of the anti-inflammatory protein CD163 reduced signs of neuroinflammation in the spinal cords of mice with neuropathic pain.

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·October 16, 2020·5 min read

The Most Effective Drugs for Common Type of Neuropathic Pain

A study of four drugs to combat chronic neuropathic pain finds Nortriptyline has the highest efficacious percentage and lowest quit rate.

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·January 25, 2020·2 min read

First treatment for pain using human stem cells a success

Transplanting GABAergic cells derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells into mice resulted in safe, lasting, and effective relief from extreme neuropathic pain. Researchers hope to begin human testing within five years.

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·January 5, 2020·3 min read

Early prevention of neuropathic pain

Intercepting CCL2 with specific antibodies may provide an early intervention for chronic neuropathic pain.

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·March 8, 2019·4 min read

New Target for Chronic Pain Relief Confirmed by Scientists

A research group at Hiroshima University observed a potential new target for chronic pain treatment. Further research using this receptor could lead to new, more effective drugs to use in pain-relieving treatment for chronic pain.

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·February 27, 2019·4 min read

Study Reveals Structure of the Second Human Cannabinoid Receptor

Researchers have identified the structure of the human type 2 cannabinoid receptor. The findings, researchers say, can help in the development of new treatments for inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

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neuropathic pain

Easing Pain, Safely: Antidepressant’s Promise for Neuropathic Pain Relief

Spinal Cord Stimulation May Help Diabetic Neuropathy

Calcium Channels Regulate Neuroinflammation and Neuropathic Pain

Supplementation With Amino Acid Serine Eases Diabetes Associated Neuropathy

Study Reveals Mechanism Involved in Neuropathic Pain and Could Help Develop Specific Treatment

Virtual Reality Could Help to Reduce Pain for People With Nerve Injuries

A New Cell Type Implicated in Chronic Pain and Inflammation

The Most Effective Drugs for Common Type of Neuropathic Pain

First treatment for pain using human stem cells a success

Early prevention of neuropathic pain

New Target for Chronic Pain Relief Confirmed by Scientists

Study Reveals Structure of the Second Human Cannabinoid Receptor

Mapping Memory: Unveiling Molecular Signals in the Hippocampus

Gene Repair Restores Brain Signal Efficiency in Autism

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