24 March 2017

Optical tool monitors brain’s circulatory response to pain

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), an optical imaging tool for monitoring of regional blood flow and tissue oxygenation, is being explored...

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20 March 2017

Study shows significant reduction in time to blood gas result using Sphere Medical’s Proxima™

Sphere Medical, a company specialising in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, has announced that a recent time and motion...

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17 March 2017

Researchers discover way to curb chronic pain by modulating genes

Researchers led by University of Utah bioengineering assistant professor Robby Bowles have discovered a way to curb chronic pain by...

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13 March 2017

Brain differences between men and women affect response to pain relief

Results from a new study may explain why female patients often require higher doses of morphine than male patients to...

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10 March 2017

Physical activity affects pain modulation in older adults

Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing...

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8 March 2017

Is back pain killing us?

The many thousands of people who suffer from back pain have a 13 per cent increased risk of dying from any...

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6 March 2017

Shared reading can help with chronic pain

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, The Reader and the Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Trust, and...

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3 March 2017

Light therapy as a novel approach to treat chronic pain

Researchers at the University of Arizona have found a novel, non-pharmacological approach to managing chronic pain – light therapy treats...

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