Tag: Chronic Pain
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A Pain Pump
Yves De Koninck’s team shows that chronic pain depends on a cellular disorder that can be corrected Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of Université Laval have just taken a step towards the development of a new class of drugs to relieve chronic pain.
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The pain puzzle: Uncovering how morphine increases pain in some people
Researchers discover new pathway to reduce paradoxical pain Quebec City & Toronto, January 6, 2013—For individuals with agonizing pain, it is a cruel blow when the gold-standard medication actually causes more pain. Adults and children whose pain gets worse when treated with morphine may be closer to a solution, based on research published in the…
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Study suggests new way to treat chronic pain
March 27 2012 – Gene that encodes crucial pain receptor may be key to individualizing therapy for major health problem Nearly one in five people suffers from the insidious and often devastating problem of chronic pain.