New electronic skin can react to pain like human skin
Prototype device electronically replicates the way human skin senses painCredit: Ella Maru Studio Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that ...
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Placenta can indicate how body responds to opioids during pregnancy
University of Missouri scientists discover possible biological markers for identifying opioid use disorder.Credit: University of Missouri Scientists at the University ...
Dartmouth awarded NIH grant for device to detect cancer left behind during surgery
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering Dartmouth engineers have been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of ...
Why obeying orders can make us do terrible things
New brain study shows how obeying orders can dull our empathyCredit: Dr. Emilie Caspar War atrocities are sometimes committed by ...
Electronic consultations between primary providers and radiologists improve patient care
EConsults provide easy access to expert opinions, promoting collaboration between primary care providers and radiologists that ultimately improves patient care--including ...
UCalgary research delivers new insights into how skin can regenerate after severe burns
Findings provide basis for developing drugs to improve healing in severely damaged skinCredit: UCalgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Calgary, AB ...
Targeting a chronic pain gateway could bring relief
A new approach to chronic pain treatment targets a molecule that moves pain messages into nerve cell nucleiCredit: Weizmann Institute ...
Patients’ access to opioid treatment cumbersome
Pregnant women less likely to receive treatmentCredit: Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Women are having a difficult time getting ...
A new neurofeedback strategy to treat pain
A novel neurofeedback treatment may help to treat chronic pain in the futureCredit: (c) Current Biology Chronic pain is one ...
Lab-created molecule achieves positive results in the treatment of arthritis
Tested in mice with genetically induced arthritis, the substance decreased the area affected, reduced local swelling, and assuaged the pain ...
Youth’s risks from first-time opioid prescriptions may not be as high as once thought
Credit: Indiana University Young adults and adolescents who are prescribed opioids for the first time may be at a slightly ...
Placebos prove powerful even when people know they’re taking one
Credit: Pexels: Pixabay CC0 EAST LANSING, Mich. - How much of a treatment is mind over matter? It is well ...
Penn’s ‘Enhanced Recovery’ program significantly reduces post-op opioid use
ERAS protocol for elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery decreases opioid use and length of stayCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA--The majority ...
University of Cincinnati ergonomics expert says work smarter at home
Sit up, raise the screen, pad the chairCredit: Photo by Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand. Taking a few minutes to ...
Neandertals may have had a lower threshold for pain
People who inherited a special ion channel from Neandertals experience more painCredit: © Science Photo Library / Daynes, Elisabeth As ...
Palliative nursing’s role during COVID-19 and beyond
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 14, 2020) - As a rapid influx of patients overwhelmed health systems during the coronavirus ...
Medical cannabis put to test in first ever real-world evidence clinical trial led by UHN
Credit: UHN (Toronto - July 9, 2020) - Medical cannabis is finally being put under the microscope, in a first-of-its-kind ...
Targeting deep areas of the skeletal muscles effectively alleviates postoperative pain
In a clinical trial, the NETOIMS method rapidly reduced pain resulting from open abdominal surgery, according to Journal of American ...
Best way found to treat children with sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan Africa
Study in New England Journal of Medicine has global implicationsCredit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, CINCINNATI, and KAMPALA, Uganda - ...
Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes triggers migraine
Credit: (Image: UZH) Migraine is one of the most disabling disorders, affecting one in seven people and causing a tremendous ...
