Information as important as medication in migraine pain
Findings also show that patients report pain relief even when they know they are receiving a placebo.
Findings also show that patients report pain relief even when they know they are receiving a placebo.
PET molecular imaging of the brain reveals that ketamine may act as an antidepressant by boosting serotonin activity in brain areas involved in motivation.
by Bruce Sylvester – Prophylactic use of the breast cancer drug anastrozole for five years reduced by 53% the development of breast cancer in post-menopausal women at high… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Gabapentin, a treatment for epilepsy and neuropathic pain, appears to be safe and effective for treating alcohol dependence, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine on… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – An investigative drug could offer the first safe and effective treatment for psychotic symptoms that affect about half of people with Parkinson’s disease, researchers… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Diflunisal, a generic anti-inflammatory drug, appears to reduce neurological decline and preserve quality-of-life in patients with familial transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR).
Patients in a vegetative state are awake, breathe on their own, and seem to go in and out of sleep. But they do not respond to what is… read more.
Israeli soldiers captured during the 1973 Yom Kippur War were subjected to brutal torture in Egypt and Syria. Held alone in tiny, filthy spaces for weeks or months,… read more.
New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to increased pain sensitivity, known as hyperalgesia, in fibromyalgia patients.
Study suggests role for brain imaging to create personalized treatment of chronic pain
Faced with inevitable pain, most people choose to “get it out of the way” as soon as possible, according to research published this week in PLOS Computational Biology. In… read more.
A ground-breaking international collaborative survey, published today in Annals of Oncology, shows that more than half of the world’s population live in countries where regulations that aim to… read more.
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