Transplant Drug May Provide Benefits after Spinal Cord Injury supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:23 PM ISTNew research in mice indicates that a drug commonly used to suppress the immune system in recipients of organ transplants may also reduce tissue...
A pilot study of deep brain stimulation in treatment-resistant schizophrenia supriya kashyap kashyap27 April 2017 5:01 PM ISTDeep brain stimulation (DBS) has proven its effectiveness in different types of psychiatric disorders, neuropathic pain and neurodegenerative...
Gluten-Free Diet may help protect against the Neuropathic Pain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTGluten sensitivity has been associated with peripheral neuropathy causing weakness, numbness and pain, typically in the hands and feet. When a person...
New PET imaging agent to guide therapy in neurological diseases Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTSwiss and German researchers have developed a new imaging agent that helps and assesses treatments for people with various neurological diseases like...
Levorphanol a potent & safer analgesic option compared to Morphine : Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTLevorphanol is a potent analgesic used for the treatment of acute, cancer and neuropathic pain. Valerie Le Rouzic, a researcher at Department of...
Pregabalin not effective in trauma related neuropathic pain Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTPregabalin, a common painkiller, was not found effective in controlling the chronic pain that develops after traumatic nerve injury, in a new study...
Antiepileptic drugs linked to higher risk of stroke in Alzheimer's disease Hina Zahid11 Oct 2018 7:05 PM ISTAccording to a new study Antiepileptic drugs are linked to a higher risk of stroke in Alzheimer's disease. The risk of stroke was particularly...
NICE Guidelines for spinal cord stimulation to treat chronic neuropathic pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTNICE has released its latest guidelines for use of Senza spinal cord stimulation system to treat chronic neuropathic pain.Spinal cord stimulation...
SFAR updates guidelines on postoperative pain management Hina Zahid18 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) has published experts’ guidelines on the care of postoperative pain. This is an...
New study offers hope for people suffering from chronic neuropathic pain Hina Zahid19 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTResearchers have found that blocking spinal sortilin impairs the development of neuropathic pain following peripheral nerve injury. Sortilin is a...
Slow releasing nerve pain killer that can be delivered via nose developed Hina Zahid21 May 2019 7:15 PM ISTDrugs can be delivered in various ways such as orally or through injections depending on their intended action. But sometimes drugs administered this...
Vitamin D may reduce pain due to nerve injury or damage Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 May 2019 7:05 PM ISTVitamin D may reduce pain due to nerve injury or damage, finds a new study.Vitamin D may reduce neuropathic pain by modulating opioid signalling,...
