A soft neural implant, capable of delivering multiple drugs and color lights, might speed research on diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, addiction, depression and pain. A team of sci... Read more
Scientists observe drug target that can reduce pain when activated A research group at Hiroshima University observed a potential new target for chronic pain treatment. Further research using... Read more
A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis in Indiana, and throughout the re... Read more
Research by UA professor reveals a more sophisticated method for delivering light to control neurons in the brain — which could ultimately mean turning off pain receptors or reducing t... Read more
Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chroni... Read more
A new generation of pain medications that will only work at sites affected by injury or inflammation
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Zuse Institute Berlin have developed a new generation of pain medications. The researchers used computer simulations to develop... Read more
Understanding gene-environment interactions leads to possible preventive treatment An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types of anxiety as well... Read more
With the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have been working to find a safe, non-addictive pain killer to help fight the current o... Read more
Early work demonstrates promise of so-called “mechanoceuticals” UCLA bioengineers have demonstrated that a gel-like material containing tiny magnetic particles could be used to manage chroni... Read more
In a recent paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis University researchers describe their success in an animal model in turning off the excruciating pain that often accompanies a co... Read more
Researchers from the UK & Japan have identified how the brain’s natural painkilling system could be used as a possible alternative to opioids for the effective relief of chronic pain, wh... Read more
The RNA mimic that Dr. Zachary Campbell’s team designed showed the ability to reduce behavioral response to pain. For anyone who has accidentally injured themselves, Dr. Zachary Campbe... Read more
