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A measurement for chronic pain is a scientific holy grail – and we’re getting closer | Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen
People who have chronic pain without a visible injury are often not believed, but new research can help visualise that painMost people, including doctors, do not appreciate that the organ that produces pain is the brain. A broken bone, damaged tissue or a bleeding wound is often the focus, but the experience of pain is the sum total of more than just the physical injury – it is the result of information sent from our nerves being filtered through an individual’s unique psychological makeup, genetics, gender, beliefs, expectations, motivations and emotional context. Pain is therefore an individual experience, and often ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen Tags: Medical research Health Science Neuroscience UK news Stroke Cancer Back pain Diabetes Source Type: news
Risk of bleeds and death with daily aspirin use higher than thought
Research suggests 3,000 people die a year in UK from long-term use of aspirin or similar drugs, but also taking heartburn medication could help reduce riskThe risk of long-term aspirin use causing major bleeding and death is higher than previously thought, with over-75s particularly vulnerable, a study suggests.Around 40% of adults aged 75 or over in the UK take a daily aspirin and lifelong treatment is recommended for patients who have previously had a heart attack or stroke.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 14, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Haroon Siddique Tags: Aspirin Health Society Science Medical research Source Type: news
Researchers develop non-invasive deep brain stimulation method
Researchers at MIT have developed a new method of electrically stimulating deep brain tissues without opening the skullSince 1997, more than 100,000 Parkinson ’s Disease patients have been treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical technique that involves theimplantation of ultra-thin wire electrodes. The implanted device, sometimes referred to as a ‘brain pacemaker’, delivers electrical pulses to a structure called the subthalamic nucleus, located near the centre of the brain, and effectively alleviates many of the physical symptoms of the disease, such as tremor, muscle rigidity, and slowed movements.DBS...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 1, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Mo Costandi Tags: Science Neuroscience Parkinson's disease Society Medical research Source Type: news
Book reviews roundup: Catastrophe, Bleeding Edge and An Appetite for Wonder
What the critics thought of Catastrophe by Max Hastings, Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon and An Appetite for Wonder by Richard Dawkins"Hastings hates British complacency about her military past, he hates British chauvinism, he hates Britain's patronising attitudes towards her allies, he hates Britain's love of turning retreats – Corunna, Dunkirk, Mons – into moral victories, he hates her continuing penchant for 'gesture politics', and he is damned sure that he is going to leave no treasured national myth unexploded." David Crane in the Spectator was taken aback by Max Hastings's Catastrophe, which c...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2013 Category: Science Tags: The Guardian History Culture Fiction Thomas Pynchon Books Richard Dawkins Features Science and nature Source Type: news
Heparin, grad students, a clinical revolution and giving credit where it's due
The story of a grad student who overcame remarkable odds only to be denied his moment of glory, or a tale of dark deceit and devilish doings? The story of heparin is as complicated as the chemistry itselfBlood is remarkable.A liquid that carries nutrients, waste products and the ever-vigilant cells of the immune system around the body, blood rapidly turns into a solid when it leaves its veins and arteries and becomes exposed to bodily tissues or the air outside. This process of solidification – clotting, or coagulation – is executed and controlled by a complex set of reactions and interactions primarily involving the e...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 4, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Richard P Grant Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Science Source Type: news
Humble Aspirin could cut risk of heart attack - from Guardian archive, 28 Jan 1988
Twenty-five years ago, a study claimed that heart problems could be avoided by taking tablets designed for mild pain reliefMen with outwardly healthy hearts can cut the future risk of heart attacks by 47 per cent if they take an aspirin every two days, a United States study claims today.Advance word of its publication in the New England Journal of Medicine brought warnings from specialists about the danger to stomach linings of a rush to the aspirin bottle by either sex.Work in Europe and the US over the past two years has commended aspirin as an anti-blood clotting agent for heart and stroke sufferers. Advice on dosage we...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 28, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Heart attack Pharmaceuticals industry Health guardian.co.uk Medical research Aspirin Editorial From the Guardian Source Type: news
Gene breakthrough boosts hope of drug for blood diseases
Discovery could prevent lethal blood clots and help children with rare platelet function disorderNoah Edwards is four years old and suffers from a disorder that prevents his blood from clotting. He bleeds profusely when cut and his face and body are easily bruised.His condition, called platelet function disorder, is a constant worry for his mother, Ruby. However, thanks to Noah's involvement in a remarkable project, funded by the British Heart Foundation, his prospects of leading a normal life have received a major boost.Researchers at Birmingham University have uncovered the genetic roots of platelet function disorder, a ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: University of Birmingham Genetics Biology News Medical research Higher education UK news The Observer Science Source Type: news
