At Kerman University of Medical Sciences in Kerman, Iran, researchers investigated the possible effects of olive leaf extract on in vitro and in vivo models of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Their results suggest that olive leaf extract inhibits high glucose-induced neural damage and suppresses diabetes-induced thermail hyperalgesia, an increased sensation to pain. READ MORE Source: PubMed
Diamyd Medical and the University of Michigan have been awarded a $3M three-year NIH grant to develop a product for use in preventing chemo-induced neuropathy. The product could be administered to cancer patients before they start chemotherapy treatments. READ MORE Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Cannabidiol – a compound derived from marijuana – may be a promising new treatment to prevent the development of painful neuropathy in patients receiving the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel. These results were published in Anesthesia & Analgesia based on animal experiments performed at Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia. READ MORE Source: Newswise
A new study published by Pamlab, LLC, in the Review of Neurological Diseases measured epidermal nerve fiber density (ENFD) after using a nutritional management product, Metanx. Dispensed by prescription, the medical food offers a nutritional benefit by improving and maintaining blood flow in the vessels that carry important nutrients and oxygen to the peripheral nerves. READ MORE …
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In a program designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of new drugs, the FDA created the Fast Track program. DARA BioSciences has been awarded the Fast Track designation for their KRN5500 investigational drug which will be used for the treatment of neuropathic pain in cancer patients. DARA earlier reported positive results from …
In a report presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Brown, states that difficult to treat HIV-associated neuropathic pain appears to be eased for at least three months with a one-time, 30-minute application of an 8% capsaicin patch. Brown said, “More than half of people with HIV-infection develop neuropathy, and about …
