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Stimulating immune cells could offer new treatment for nerve injury pain
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (245+ words) Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that targeting a specific immune process could help improve recovery after nerve injury and reduce chronic pain. Chronic neuropathic pain after nerve injury can be debilitating for many…...
Day case surgery linked to significant readmission and chronic pain risks
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (462+ words) Two new studies published in Anaesthesia (the journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) analyzing pain and other factors connected with day surgery in the UK show that around 1 in 8 patients having day-case surgery end up not going home and instead…...
Pain-sensing neurons in the gut spark inflammatory immune responses
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (599+ words) Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings, published Jan. 7 in Nature, suggest that current drugs may not be as effective because…...
Replenishing mitochondria significantly reduces chronic nerve pain, research shows
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (472+ words) For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria'don't'function properly. Using human tissue and mouse models, researchers at Duke University…...
Gene therapy breakthrough could provide hope for millions living with chronic pain
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (396+ words) Dealing'with chronic pain can'feel'like'listening'to a radio where the volume is stuck at maximum volume, and no matter what you do, the noise never'seems to dull or lessen. Opioid medications, like morphine, work by turning down the volume, but they also…...
Homeless shelters for seniors pop up, catering to older adults’ medical needs
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1030+ words) Just outside Salt Lake City sits an old, two-story, brick hotel. It's been given new life as a homeless shelter for seniors. The Medically Vulnerable People shelter " or MVP shelter, as it's known " is for people 62 and older or for…...
Chronic back pain linked to future sleep problems in older men
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (431+ words) About half of older men suffer from sleep problems, back'pain'or both, according to'Soomi'Lee, associate professor of'human development and family studies'at Penn State. Lee recently led a study to investigate whether one precedes the other and found that back problems can…...
Acupuncture may help ICU patients recover faster
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (551+ words) As ICU survival improves, researchers are exploring whether acupuncture could become a low-risk, evidence-informed add-on to critical care, helping patients recover faster while reducing reliance on heavy sedation and medications. Researchers have recently conducted a mini review to investigate the…...
Maintaining a healthy weight may help avoid low back pain
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (264+ words) In a new study from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, researchers have found individuals who are overweight or obese have a significantly higher risk of developing LBP compared to those with a normal BMI. Low back pain is…...
Endometrium-free closure technique for C-section may help lower the risk of long-term complications
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (332+ words) After a cesarean delivery, some patients develop small pockets or dents in the scar where the uterus was opened. These scar defects can cause symptoms like irregular bleeding, pelvic pain, or infertility. In some cases, they can also increase the…...