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Researchers find opiate overdoses may lead to poor mental health
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): In disproportionate clusters from Cape Cod to San Diego, the opioid epidemic is taking a deadly toll on people's mental health, suggested the findings of a new study by the researchers from the University of Cincinnati.
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Opiate overdoses can lead to poor mental health: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): The opioid epidemic is taking a deadly toll on people in disproportionate clusters from Cape Cod to San Diego, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati.
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Controlling cholesterol in microglia alleviates chronic pain
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, have used a mouse model to demonstrate the pivotal role of cholesterol in CIPN, and proposed a novel therapeutic approach to reverse it.
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Researches find body's natural pain killers can be enhanced
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): A study in cells and mice finds an opioid-receptor modifying compound that works to relieve pain using the body's own pain-killers, with fewer side effects than opioids.
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Physical therapy can help prevent, treat opioid use disorder: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): When one thinks of ways to treat opioid use disorder, they might think of methadone clinics and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. People probably don't imagine stretches and strengthening exercises. However, a new study has shed light on how physical therapy can h
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Targeted opioid relieves pain from IBD without causing side effects: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): A targeted opioid, that only treats diseased tissues and spares healthy tissues, relieves pain from inflammatory bowel disease without causing side effects, according to new research.
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Study suggests digital apps can help chronic pain sufferers
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): Health apps have become a popular tool to track fitness, weight loss, sleep, and even menstrual cycles, and now another benefit of using digital applications has come to light.
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New study examines addiction medicine treatment
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): An assessment published this week in the journal The Lancet HIV provides new insight about an initiative to integrate treatment of opioid use disorder along with HIV in Vietnam.
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Deadliest of synthetic opioids can be weakened by experimental vaccine: St
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): During COVID-19, as the opioid epidemic raged on with an even greater force, researchers have been working on new therapeutic interventions that may be helpful in preventing the bulk of deaths due to opioid overdose.
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Model predicts likelihood of persistent high-dose opioid use after knee su
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has identified 10 readily available clinical factors that may predict which patients will persistently use high doses of opioids in the year following knee replacement surgery.
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Study reveals nutrition, companionship reduce pain in mice with sickle cel
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
California [US], February 1 (ANI): A team of researchers has found that an enriched diet and companionship can reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease by increasing serotonin. They also discovered that duloxetine, an antidepressant that boosts serotonin levels, could be an alternative t
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Risk of developing pancreatic cancer increases due to Opioid use
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that opioid use may be a risk factor contributing to the increasing incidences of pancreatic cancer.
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