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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 the effects of exercise as a treatment of nerve-related pain in laboratory animals. The article provides a link to the exercise page on the FPN …

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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 the axon is a hallmark of some of the most crippling neurodegenerative diseases, including peripheral neuropathy. Freeman reports, “Identification of this gene allows us to …

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Lyme Disease Surge Predicted for Northwestern US

Dr. Richard Ostfeld, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY,  says the northeastern US should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this year. May through July will be particularly dangerous according to Dr. Ostfeld. Lyme disease carries significant side effects, including peripheral neuropathy and other neurological conditions. READ …

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New Insight Into Pain Mechanisms

Professor John Wood at UCL Wofson Institute for Biomedical Research has new findings the could help the development of analgesic drugs to treat nerve-related damage. Published in the journal Nature Communication his research has identified specific neurons in mice that are important for transmitting particular types of pain and that the transmission of neuropathic pain is dependent …

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Is Marijuana Medicinal?

Read and listen to the video of Dr. Donald I. Abrams, an oncologist, and Jodie Trafton, PhD, director of the Program Evaluation and Resource Center in the Office of Mental Health Operations, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, having a point/counterpoint discussion on marijuana for medicinal purposes.  READ MORE Source: Family Practice News

A New Drug to Manage Resistant Chronic Pain

A new drug developed by Tel Aviv University researchers, BL-7050, is offering new hope to patients with neuropathic pain. In both in-vitro and in-vivo experiments measuring electrical activity of neurons, the compound has been shown to prevent the hyperexcitability of neurons – protecting against neuropathic pain.  READ MORE Source: Science Daily

Gluten can attack the brain – Damages neurological system

Long before gastrointestinal symptoms of gluten intolerance begin, neurological damage may already be done. The Gluten Free Society calls gluten a ‘potential neurotoxin’ and gluten damage can range from dizziness to numbness in the hands and feet. Approximately 10% of people with Celiac disease develop neurological symptoms. Gluten neuropathy is characterized by nerve damage to …

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Evolution in the Pain Therapy Drug Market: Nociceptive and Neuropathic Drug Development

With pain affecting 1.5 billion people worldwide, much work is needed to understand pain, what is currently available to treat pain, and what should be developed over the next 5 years. Chronic pain is increasing and is closely associated with aging, cancer, diabetes, and AIDS. A new market research report is available that will provide …

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