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  Leading by the Nose: Star-Nosed Mole Reveals How Mammals Perceive Touch, Pain

  January 30, 2013 — The most sensitive patch of mammalian skin known to us isn't human but on the star-shaped tip of the star-nosed mole's snout. Researchers studying this organ have found that the star has a higher ... > full story
• Multiple Sclerosis
  Neuropathy
  Multiple Sclerosis Research
  Nervous System
  Schizophrenia
  Wounds and Healing
   

  Androgenic Hormones Could Help Treat Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

  January 30, 2013 — Testosterone and its derivatives could constitute an efficient treatment against myelin diseases such as multiple sclerosis, a new study ... > full story
• Nervous System
  Neuropathy
  Brain Injury
  Stem Cells
  Immune System
  Disability
   
  

  Glial Cells Assist in the Repair of Injured Nerves

  January 28, 2013 — Unlike the brain and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system has an astonishing capacity for regeneration following injury. Researchers have discovered that, following nerve damage, peripheral ... > full story
• Fibromyalgia
  Pain Control
  Joint Pain
  Psychiatry
  Arthritis
  Depression
   

  Study Assesses Mood Disorders With TMJ Pain

  January 16, 2013 — There is an ongoing debate about the role of psychological disorder symptoms as risk factors for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. Previous studies have associated depression and TMJ pain but large ... > full story
• Pain Control
  Neuropathy
  Fibromyalgia
  Joint Pain
  Opium
  Chronic Illness
   

  The Pain Puzzle: Uncovering How Morphine Increases Pain in Some People

  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 ... > full story
• Pain Control
  Brain Injury
  Fibromyalgia
  Opium
  Neuropathy
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Electric Stimulation of Brain Releases Powerful, Opiate-Like Painkiller

  January 2, 2013 — Researchers used electricity on certain regions in the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain to release an opiate-like substance that's considered one of the body's most powerful ... > full story
• Neuropathy
  Nervous System
  Stem Cells
  Immune System
  Pain Control
  Neuroscience
   
  

  Itchiness Explained: Specific Set of Nerve Cells Signal Itch but Not Pain, Researchers Find

  January 2, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered strong evidence that mice have a specific set of nerve cells that signal itch but not pain, a finding that may settle a decades-long debate about these sensations, and, if ... > full story
• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Joint Pain
  Back and Neck Pain
  Workplace Health
   
  

  Discovery Could Eventually Help Diagnose and Treat Chronic Pain

  December 20, 2012 — More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. But treating and studying chronic pain is complex and presents many challenges. Scientists have long searched for a method to objectively ... > full story
• Fibromyalgia
  Pain Control
  Joint Pain
  Neuropathy
  Today's Healthcare
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Men With Fibromyalgia Often Go Undiagnosed

  December 19, 2012 — Fibromyalgia is a complex illness to diagnose and to treat. There is not yet a diagnostic test to establish that someone has it, there is no cure and many fibromyalgia symptoms -- pain, fatigue, ... > full story
• Pain Control
  Neuropathy
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Fibromyalgia
  Workplace Health
  Disability
   

  Is Childbirth Linked to Development of Chronic Pain?

  December 19, 2012 — Chronic pain from childbirth is remarkably rare, according to a new study. Additionally, in a second study, researchers found the biologic changes after delivery may prevent the development of ... > full story

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