Hippocampus study shows chronic pain can be predicted within three days of whiplash injury

After only one to three days of a whiplash injury, scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross "talk" between two regions of the brain, and the ... Read More

Can pain be measured objectively, based on science?

When Northeastern professor Yingzi Lin visited her father after his hip replacement, doctors asked him to measure his level of pain on the standard score of zero to 10. Read More

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Oct. 10, 2024 — A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests addressing ... between 2015 and 2022 and four in 10 patients were found to be co-infected with another ... Read More

Study reveals misuse of scientific evidence by opioid makers

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that makers and marketers of prescription opioid painkillers misused scientific evidence to advance five ... Read More

Understanding Suzetrigine, a New Drug That Treats Pain at the Periphery

One of them is just the nature of pain. So unlike with other conditions like diabetes—if you were to do a clinical trial for a new diabetes drug, you have an objective measure that you could use. Read More

Brain scans may help detect if injury pain will become chronic

Brain scans can provide early warning of who will develop chronic pain following a whiplash injury, a new study finds. Read More

Researchers explore new methods for quantifying chronic pain in women

Researchers are developing an objective, quantitative score for pain by measuring over 30 biomarkers including stress hormones, inflammation markers and neurotransmitters, as well as physiological ... Read More

Folks With Chronic Pain & Their Doctors Often Differ on Medical Marijuana

Folks With Chronic Pain & Their Doctors Often Differ on Medical Marijuana By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News ... with chronic pain were more supportive ... Read More

'Holy Grail' Cup and Hidden Tomb Uncovered at Ancient Wonder

A team of archaeologists has uncovered a hidden tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons beneath an iconic building known as "The Treasury" in Petra, Jordan. The discovery, captured ... Read More

Why a Roth IRA is the ‘holy grail’ retirement account—no matter your income

"To me, it’s the promised land, it’s the holy grail," says Slott. "It’s the best possible retirement account anyone could own." The trade off, of course, is that to get all of those benefits ... Read More

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Although all ecosystems are affected by a changing climate, the impacts can take a while to appear. Changes in forest biodiversity, for example, are known to lag behind changes in a habitat's ... Read More

Chronic pain can be predicted within three days of an injury

After only one to three days of a whiplash injury, scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross 'talk' between two regions of the brain, and the ... Read More