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Jun 1, 2012
Another Reason to Exercise: Pain Relief
Physicians in Taiwan have published a new study that finds that getting active may actually help alleviate some pain, including that related to nerve damage. Researchers, including Yu-Wen Chen, PhD, studied… -
Jun 1, 2012
Researchers Identify Gene that Promotes Axon Destruction
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led by Marc Freeman, PhD, have discovered a gene – dSarm/Sarm1 – responsible for actively promoting axon destruction after injury. Degeneration of… -
Jun 1, 2012
Potential Biomarker Emerging for Diabetic Neuropathy
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have new reserach that may lead to new therapeutic approaches for treating patients with diabetic neuropathy, reported Professor Matthew Kiernan in Diabetes. They tested nerve… -
Jun 1, 2012
Tighter Control of Blood Sugar Prevents Nerve Condition but at What Risk?
A systematic review of enhanced glucose control, studied at the University of Michigan and reported in The Cochrane Library, suggests that it is possible to prevent neuropathy by strict control… -
Jun 1, 2012
Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
A new UK study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently linked to diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in patients with Type 2… -
Jun 1, 2012
Antidepressant Helps Relieve Pain from Chemotherapy
Duloxetine, known commercially as Cymbalta, has been shown to relieve neuropathic pain caused by chemotherapy in 59 percent of patients in a recent study at the University of Michigan. Lead… -
Jun 1, 2012
EpiCept Corp Receives Scientific Advice from European Medicines Agency for AmiKet™ CIPN Program
EpiCept Corp. has received formal scientific advice from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) that are aligned with the recent guidance… -
May 1, 2012
Stem Cells May Treat and Cure Chronic Nerve Pain
Scientists at the University of CA San Francisco have published new findings in Neuron regarding the use of stem cells to treat chronic nerve pain. Led by Dr. Allan Basbaum, the…