FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 16, 2023·5 min readThe Painful Truth: Preterm Infants Don’t Adapt to Pain Like Other Babies DoInfants who are born preterm do not habituate to repeated pain the same way in which full-term babies or adults do. Researchers believe this is because preterm infants have not yet developed the mechanism that enables people to adapt to moderate pain, which is thought to develop during the third trimester of pregnancy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 15, 2023·5 min readNew Test Quickly Identifies Patients Whose Postoperative Pain Can Be Effectively Treated by HypnosisA newly developed molecular diagnostic test is able to identify people who are most likely to benefit from hypnosis to help manage post-operative pain. This subset of highly hypnotizable people is also more likely to experience higher levels of post-operative pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 13, 2023·5 min readNew Drug to Lower Brain Pressure Could Treat Blinding HeadachesExenatide, an injectable peptide currently in phase two clinical trials for treating type 2 diabetes, reduces symptoms of Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension blinding headaches, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 12, 2023·8 min readSpinal Cord Stimulation Doesn’t Help With Back PainAccording to a new study, spinal cord stimulation does not provide long-term relief for back pain and may actually cause harm to a patient.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 2, 2023·4 min readFledgling Chronic Back Pain Therapy Needs More Rigorous StudyCognitive functional therapy (CFT), a popular new therapy for the management of chronic back pain, appears to be no better than traditional therapies for pain management, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 2, 2023·4 min readStudy Investigates the Source of Back and Joint Pain With the Goal of Reverse Engineering TreatmentsResearchers investigate the degeneration process of musculoskeletal tissues that leads to chronic back and joint pain with the hope to translate their findings into new methods to repair tissue damage and ultimately relieve pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 28, 2023·3 min readSpinal Cord Stimulation May Help Diabetic NeuropathyHigh-frequency spinal cord stimulation may provide symptom relief to those suffering from diabetic neuropathy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·February 21, 2023·3 min readStudy Finds Link Between Chronic Pain and DementiaPeople with chronic pain in multiple parts of the body have a higher risk of developing dementia and accelerated cognitive decline.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePain·February 2, 2023·6 min readPossible New Way to Reduce Pain Inspired by ChickensNatural resistance to capsaicin's effect in birds drove researchers to investigate a specific genetic variant that appears to be associated with pain resistance. They discovered the K710N human variant dialed down pain associated with capsaicin while enhancing the protective benefits of TRPV1. The findings could pave the way for the development of new treatments to manage pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·February 2, 2023·7 min readAntidepressants Use for Chronic Pain on the Rise, but Are They Effective?SNRI antidepressants appear to be effective in the treatment of a range of pain conditions including neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, and postoperative pain. Tricyclic antidepressants may not be effective in the treatment of pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·January 30, 2023·5 min readCalcium Channels Regulate Neuroinflammation and Neuropathic PainThe Orai1 class of calcium channels regulates sex differences in the functioning of immune cells associated with neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePainPsychology·January 30, 2023·5 min readHow Ketamine Acts as Antidepressant in Chronic PainChronic pain in mice activates Tiam1 in pyramidal neurons in the anterior cingulate cortex, increasing the number of dendritic spines and inducing synaptic plasticity. Ketamine's antidepressant effect in chronic pain is mediated by the drug blocking Tiam1-dependent maladaptive synaptic plasticity in ACC neurons.Read More
