Despite the abuse potential of opioid drugs, they have long been the best option for patients suffering from severe pain. The drugs interact with receptors on brain cells to tamp down the bo... Read more
A way to block a pain pathway in animal models of chronic neuropathic pain including pain caused by chemotherapeutic agents and bone cancer pain suggesting a promising new approach to pain r... Read more
A new treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy with the potential to suppress seizures ‘on demand’ with a pill, similar to how you might take painkillers when you feel a headache coming on, has... Read more
UCI study also shows novel analgesic to be nonaddictive A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new... Read more
New Hybrid Aspirin Shrinks Tumors, Curbs Cancer Cell Growth The humble aspirin may soon have a new role. Scientists from The City College of New York have developed a new aspirin compound th... Read more
Powerful analgesics can restore normal nerve function. Has a cheap and effective treatment for chronic pain been lying under clinicians’ noses for decades? Researchers have foun... Read more