chronic pain
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app.buzzsumo.comChronic Pain Affects Millions in South Africa with Inadequate Management
Nearly one in five South Africans suffers from chronic pain, with women more affected than men, according to recent studies. The public health system struggles to provide effective treatment, relying mostly on basic painkillers. Experts call for interdisciplinary approaches to ad…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Affects Many Women After Breast Cancer Surgery
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) occurs in a significant number of women following mastectomies for breast cancer treatment or prevention. The condition involves chronic pain that can last years and is often inconsistently diagnosed and treated. A review by KFF Health News fo…
National Institutes of Health. / Wikimedia (Public domain)Nature Publishes Four New Research Papers on Diverse Scientific Topics
Nature journal released four research papers covering reproducibility in social sciences, neuroscience, and catalysis. The papers address reproducibility challenges in economics and political science, dissociation of brain activity signals, cobalt oxide catalysts for chemical pro…
thewalrus.caNature Publishes Three New Research Papers on Neuroscience and Catalysis
Nature journal released three research papers detailing advancements in neuroscience and chemical catalysis. The studies cover intracortical brain activity dissociation, cobalt oxide catalysts for olefin production, and neural circuits underlying chronic pain. These findings cont…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Researchers Identify Neural Circuit Linking Spinal Cord and Brain in Chronic Pain
A study published in Nature details a neural circuit connecting the spinal cord, brain, and back to the spinal cord that contributes to chronic pain. The research used mouse models to map this pathway and test its role in pain persistence. Findings suggest potential targets for p…