Pain
Early pain identification & holistic care cut opioid use
Duke health's pain & wellness: Leading population health approach.
Musculoskeletal pain leads to premature retirement
Musculoskeletal pain alters retirement timing and work cessation in older adults.
Recurrent UTI linked to lingering symptoms
Recurrent infections cause ongoing bladder problems and pain by triggering sensory nerve growth and mast cell activation.
Study reveals cholesterol’s role in pain sensation
Mechanical activation of TWIK-related potassium channel by nanoscopic movement.
Rheumatoid arthritis drugs may prevent disease
Abatacept tested in high-risk individuals for rheumatoid arthritis in phase 2b trial.
Type 2 diabetes affects vertebral disc behavior
Type 2 diabetes alters annulus fibrosus fiber deformation in UCD-T2DM rats.
Ketamine effect influenced by opioid pathways, differing by sex
Sex influences opioid-mediated ketamine responses in rats.
Ultrasound relieves deep brain pain
Noninvasive neuromodulation affects insula and pain processing.
Research reveals alternative to opioids for chronic pain
FEM-1689, a specific σ2R/TMEM97 ligand, eases neuropathic pain.
Opioid epidemic: Prescribed opioids linked to heart issues
Link between prescribed opioids and cardiovascular disease.
Brain stimulation for increased hypnotizability
SHIFT: Stanford hypnosis with transcranial stimulation trial.
UC investigates fibroid growth pain
G-protein estrogen receptor impact on fibroid cytoskeleton.