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Cannabinoids Associated With Negative Respiratory Health Effects in Older Adults With COPD

Sep. 30, 2020 — Cannabinoids, a class of prescription pills that contain synthetically-made chemicals found in marijuana, are associated with a 64 per cent increase ...

Antidepressant Drug Effective in Treating 'Lazy Eye' in Adults

Sep. 30, 2020 — Researchers reveal how subanesthetic ketamine, which is used for pain management and as an antidepressant in humans, is effective in treating adult amblyopia, a brain disorder commonly known as 'lazy ...

Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than the Elderly

Sep. 21, 2020 — Middle-aged Americans are now reporting more pain than the elderly. This finding is confined to the two-thirds of the U.S. population without a four-year college ...

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Parental Touch Reduces Pain Responses in Babies' Brains

Sep. 24, 2020 — Being held by a parent with skin-to-skin contact reduces how strongly a newborn baby's brain responds to a painful medical jab, a new ...

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Yoga and Meditation Reduce Chronic Pain

Oct. 1, 2020 — A mindfulness-based stress reduction course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and functional ...

Spinal Cord Stimulation Reduces Pain and Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Sep. 28, 2020 — A team of researchers reports that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as ...

Targeting the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

Sep. 22, 2020 — Researchers have successfully treated two patients with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus. Using daratumumab, a monoclonal antibody which targets specific immune cells known as ...

Giant Spider Provides Promise of Pain Relief for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Sep. 21, 2020 — Molecules from the venom of one of the world's largest spiders could help researchers tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome ...

Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis May Reduce Heart Disease

Sep. 15, 2020 — Biologic therapy for psoriasis - protein-based infusions to suppress inflammation - was associated with a significant reduction in high-risk plaque in heart arteries, over one-year, according to new ...

Botox for TMJ Disorders May Not Lead to Bone Loss in the Short Term, but More Research Is Needed

Sep. 14, 2020 — Botox injections to manage jaw and facial pain do not result in clinically significant changes in jaw bone when used short term and in low doses, ...

Binge-Drinkers' Brains Have to Work Harder to Feel Empathy for Others

Sep. 10, 2020 — New research shows that binge-drinkers' brains have to put more effort into trying to feel empathy for other people in ...

Endometriosis: No Cure, but Diagnosis Could Avert Surgery

Sep. 8, 2020 — 176 million women worldwide who have endometriosis, a chronic, painful gynaecological condition. It affects nearly three times as many women as breast ...

Why People With Knee Osteoarthritis Experience Different Kinds of Pain

Sep. 6, 2020 — People with more pain sensitization were more likely to suffer from constant and unpredictable pain, rather than just intermittent pain. This study has identified for the first time a potential ...

Research Shows How a Diet Change Might Help US Veterans With Gulf War Illness

Aug. 31, 2020 — A new study shows the results from a dietary intervention in U.S. veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness, a neurological disorder in veterans who ...

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Pain Relief Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread

Oct. 1, 2020 — Research shows SARS-CoV-2 promotes pain relief through the receptor neuropilin-1, which gives scientists a new target for non-opioid pain therapeutics and offers one possible explanation for the ...

Pain 'Catastrophizing' May Lead to Little Exercise, More Time Sedentary

Aug. 27, 2020 — Chronic pain affects the majority of older adults in the United States, and getting enough exercise plays a key role in pain management. New research suggests that how people think about their pain ...

New Study Takes Aim at Advanced Types of Non-Addictive Pain Therapies

Aug. 27, 2020 — Scientists have recently helped clarify the contributions to an ion channel's temperature - dependent activation. This in turn should aid in the development of new types of non-addictive pain ...

Spit in a Tube to Diagnose Heart Attack

Aug. 26, 2020 — A saliva test could fast track heart attack diagnosis, according to preliminary research. The innovative technique requires patients to spit into a tube and provides results in 10 minutes, compared ...

Most Adults With Lupus or Common Types of Arthritis Have Similar Risks of Getting Admitted to Hospital as Other COVID-19 Patients

Aug. 25, 2020 — Most adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not at increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 due to medications used to dampen their altered immune system, the cause of their ...