New research led by the University of Minnesota Medical School demonstrates that molecules acting as "molecular bumpers" and ...

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Before being discontinued, the P2X7 receptor blocker had cleared a master protocol study in chronic pain, though Eli Lilly ...

The endocannabinoid system is one of the most diffuse neurotransmitter systems in the body and the brain. Understanding its ...

Peripheral afferent neurons—nerves that send signals from all areas of the body to the central nervous system (brain and ...

Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) appears to be associated with pain reduction in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to results presented at the ...

Removing human pain receptors could end chronic suffering but might reduce life expectancy, as pain serves as a vital signal to protect against harm.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) have made waves as treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes, but a new report suggests they might also have clinical benefits for certain patients ...

NYU Langone Health researchers identified a pain receptor that could be used to develop safer painkillers. In the September ...

Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. Patients often smile or nod along. Salaysay even sees changes ...

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