Opioid-free surgery addresses both physical and emotional pain
The opioid crisis remains a significant public health challenge in the United States. In 2022, over 2.5 million American ...
Opioid-free surgery treats pain at every physical and emotional level
Most surgical procedures use a strategy called balanced anesthesia, which combines drugs that induce sleep and relax muscles with opioids to control pain. However, using opioids in anesthesia can lead ...
New Calcium Channel Discovery Could Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatment
Pain signals travel through the nervous system with the help of proteins known as calcium channels, which play a crucial role ...
A new discovery about pain signaling may contribute to better treatment of chronic pain
When pain signals are passed along the nervous system, proteins called calcium channels play a key role. Researchers at ...
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Researchers have uncovered the mechanism in the brain that constantly refreshes memory
Researchers have discovered a neural mechanism for memory integration that stretches across both time and personal experience. Mount Sinai researchers have discovered for the first time a neural ...
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Researchers discover localized pain relief using known chemical reaction
The mechanism of action for the targeted prodrug ... which is a major limiting factor to powerful painkillers like morphine," said Mr. Turner. "Chronic pain remains a large unmet medical need ...