For decades, one of the biggest problems in pain medicine has been surprisingly simple: the strongest medicines often come with the greatest risks. Opioids can make severe pain manageable, but they can also cause dependence, addiction, overdose and troublesome side effects. A new drug called LTG-001 is being developed to see whether powerful pain relief […]

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Diabetes can slowly damage nerves throughout the body, leaving some people with pain, burning, tingling, or numbness that can become difficult to manage. Now, scientists at UTHealth Houston have developed an experimental treatment that slowed and even reversed this type of nerve damage in mice. The research was published in Science Translational Medicine. Although the […]

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A study has found a possible link between vitamin B12 and inflammation in the body. People with higher levels of vitamin B12 in their blood tended to have lower levels of two important signs of inflammation. The research was published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. The findings add to growing […]

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Low back pain is something most people experience at some point in life. Long hours at a desk, repeated lifting, reduced activity and many other factors can contribute, but in most cases doctors cannot identify one specific injury or disease that explains the pain. This common form is called nonspecific low back pain. It accounts […]

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