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Electrical Spinal Stimulation Helped Stroke Survivors Move Their Arms Again
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (220+ words) University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report the final outcomes of a pioneering pilot clinical trial using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to improve arm and hand mobility in people with chronic stroke today in Nature Medicine. Stroke…...
Mapping a Chronic Pain Brain Circuit Reveals Treatment Target
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (658+ words) A new map of a brain circuit specific to chronic pain suggests a promising route to treatment for the'roughly 60 million Americans living with persistent pain, according to a'study published in'Nature. The study showed that silencing the specific cells that drive…...
Medicinal Cannabis Falls Short for Mental Health Disorders
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (253+ words) A landmark'paper published today in'The Lancet Psychiatry" the largest-ever review of the safety and efficacy of cannabinoids across a range of'mental'health conditions " found no evidence that medicinal cannabis is effective in treating anxiety,'depression'or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). "Though our…...
Brain Imaging Reveals Sensory Amplification in Chronic Back Pain
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (228+ words) People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to new research from the'University of Colorado Anschutz. Published today in'Annals of Neurology, the study is one of the first to tie this…...
Improved CT Scan Method Helps Detect Early Treatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (173+ words) Technology Networks Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease characterized by chronic inflammation of synovial tissue in joints, potentially leading to permanent damage to cartilage and bone, which can affect physical function and quality of life. Effective treatment is required to prevent…...
Pain-Sensing Neurons Kindle Inflammatory Immune Responses
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (497+ 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 they only…...
Graphene Foam Advances Lab-Grown Cartilage for Osteoarthritis Treatment
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) Researchers have produced some "electrifying" results in a new study examining how graphene foam can help to construct better lab-grown cartilage tissue for osteoarthritis treatment. To learn more about this research, how these findings could shine a light on broader…...