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Human trial proves ricin vaccine safe, induces neutralizing antibodies; further tests planned

...oison, victims develop fever, nausea and abdominal pain or lung damage before dying within a few days of exposure. There is no antidote after the first few hours of exposure and, because symptoms do not appear until later and often mimic other illnesses, individuals often do not know if they have been exp...

MUHC investigators search for the root of sexual pain in women

...CIHR) to continue their groundbreaking research on pain suffered by some women during sexual intercourse. ...l dysfunctions, are now increasingly understood as pain disorders as a result of previous research by this team. "Approaching this problem in the context of...

Brainstem blocks pain to protect key behaviors

... contain clusters of nerve cells that can suppress pain long enough to allow the animal to eat, drink -- o...al tasks even in a difficult situation. "Escaping pain and potential dangers may be important protective behaviors, but eating, drinking, and eliminating w...

Scientists learn to predict protein-stabilizing ability of small molecules

...fits for prostate cancer patients, including: less pain and scarring, diminished blood loss, a shorter hospital stay and reduced recovery period for a quicker return to daily activities. The actual robot consists of a tower that manipulates instruments controlled from a console that is situated a few fe...

Penn Surgeons Use Completely Robotic Surgery to Successfully Treat Prostate Cancer

...fits for prostate cancer patients, including: less pain and scarring, diminished blood loss, a shorter hospital stay and reduced recovery period for a quicker return to daily activities. The actual robot consists of a tower that manipulates instruments controlled from a console that is situated a few fe...

Viagra's hidden help for wildlife

...ng TCM apothecaries who use it in the treatment of pain relief, despite the widespread availability of aspirin. "But the failure to achieve an erection isn't comparable to having a headache or the many other ailments for which consumers still prefer TCM treatments. Furthermore, Viagra differs from many o...

University of Delaware researchers develop cancer 'nanobomb'

... patient. "This is valuable in patient management, pain management and overall quality of life," he said. Furthermore, Panchapakesan said, the nanobomb is a "very simple technique" and as such will likely prove to be "more robust and with the best chance to succeed." Panchapakesan added, "We are jus...

Molecular cabal contributes to stroke damage

...uch NMDARs and ASIC1a are involved in seizures and pain sensation, "a similar coupling between these two channels is likely to occur in these diseases as well." ...

'Nanospheres' that block pain of sensitive teeth

...e them incredibly sensitive, and that cause severe pain for millions of adults and children worldwide. P...partially blocked, the flow can be reduced and the pain stopped or significantly reduced. Currently, the only way to treat this condition is through good de...

Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments Highlighted

...often metastasizes to bone, and can cause terrible pain that is unrelieved by narcotics and other standard pain treatments. These treatments could benefit many of the 100,000 people who develop bone metastasis in...

Prescription pain patch abuse blamed for increase in deaths

...tch is typically prescribed to treat postoperative pain or chronic pain conditions, but in some cases is being misused, often with deadly consequences. "Because the patch ...

Women feel more pain than men, research shows

Women feel pain more than men despite the popular notion that the ...h. Scientists investigating gender differences in pain have found that not only do women report more pain throughout the course of their lifetime, they als...

Experimental shingles vaccine proves effective in nationwide study

... Among all vaccine recipients, the total burden of pain and discomfort due to shingles was 61 percent lowe...therpetic neuralgia (PHN)--a form of chronic nerve pain that is the most common serious complication of shingles--by two-thirds compared with placebo. The v...

Scientists use gene transfer technology and common virus to block neuropathic pain

...stove? Imagine what it's like to have that burning pain in your hands or feet all the time and know there'...rpes viral vector, to treat peripheral neuropathic pain in animals. Based on their success in related studies with research animals, the scientists hope to ...

FDA: 'Highly Unlikely' Green Tea Lowers Cancer Risk

...rter hospital stay. We also found a reduced use of pain medications after robotic surgery, with fewer complications," said Dr. John F. Boggess, gynecological oncologist, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UNC's School of Medicine and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Cen...

Screen all at risk for HIV, plus pregnant women

...rter hospital stay. We also found a reduced use of pain medications after robotic surgery, with fewer complications," said Dr. John F. Boggess, gynecological oncologist, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UNC's School of Medicine and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Cen...

Surgical Robot 'Scrubs In' At UNC, May Be More Precise Than Conventional Surgery

...rter hospital stay. We also found a reduced use of pain medications after robotic surgery, with fewer complications," said Dr. John F. Boggess, gynecological oncologist, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UNC's School of Medicine and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Cen...

Study charts origins of fear

...na have identified where emotional fear memory and pain begin by studying the biochemical processes in a d...entially create therapeutic ways to ease emotional pain in people. Imagine reducing the ability of distressing events, such as amputations, to be permanentl...

Scientists use gene transfer technology and common virus to block neuropathic pain in animals

...stove? Imagine what it's like to have that burning pain in your hands or feet all the time and know there'...rpes viral vector, to treat peripheral neuropathic pain in animals. Based on their success in related studies with research animals, the scientists hope to ...

Results of world's first gene therapy trial for arthritis show approach safe, feasible

...on builds, patients experience progressively worse pain and stiffness in their affected joints. To block this process, the team sought a way to prevent the main actor, IL-1, from binding to the synovial cells, and hence, setting off the destructive chain reaction that follows. In essence, they needed a w...

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