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Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder impacting the nervous system resulting in pain and weakness in the hands and feet. Peripheral neuropathy can be caused by diabetes, injury, infection, and toxic exposures. Antidepressants, pain medication, and anti-seizure medication can be used to treat peripheral neuropathy.
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MAY 09, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system, and peripheral nerves extend through the body, sending inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2024Cancer
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) remains a significant challenge in cancer treatment, particularly with ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
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Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 14, 2022Neuroscience
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A new study has linked height to a lower risk of coronary heart disease and a higher risk of some circulatory disorders.Written By: Savannah LoganJUN 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Height has long been linked to an increase in the risk of disease, but what's been tough to determine is whether thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A gene therapy has been able to inhibit neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord and pe ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Platinum-based chemotherapies such as oxaliplatin are used to treat gastrointestinal tumors, especially in the advanced ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioMAY 06, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Temple University Health System have found that a novel cannabidiol (CBD) analog can reverse pain sensi ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 11, 2020Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Acute pain can progress to chronic pain, which can cause other problems including depression, loss of motivation and sen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2019Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in the ...Written By: Dena ArutaSEP 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Driven by the effort to identify effective non-opioid pain medications, a recent international research study with a pub ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d ...Written By: Melissa MooreMAY 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar ...SEP 19, 2015Neuroscience
While interactions between brain cells hold the key to healthy brain function and cognition, many of those interactions ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have a achieved what they describe as a real ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
MAY 09, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system, and peripheral nerves extend through the body, sending inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2024
Cancer
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) remains a significant challenge in cancer treatment, particularly with
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Drug development is an exciting field with constant buzz, knowledge expansion, and scientific progression. However, the
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 08, 2022
Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Type 2 diabetes is a disease that impacts the body’s ability to respond to insulin. Insulin is a hormone made by t
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUN 16, 2022
Cardiology
A new study has linked height to a lower risk of coronary heart disease and a higher risk of some circulatory disorders.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUN 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Height has long been linked to an increase in the risk of disease, but what's been tough to determine is whether thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A gene therapy has been able to inhibit neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord and pe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Platinum-based chemotherapies such as oxaliplatin are used to treat gastrointestinal tumors, especially in the advanced
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
MAY 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Temple University Health System have found that a novel cannabidiol (CBD) analog can reverse pain sensi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 11, 2020
Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Acute pain can progress to chronic pain, which can cause other problems including depression, loss of motivation and sen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in the
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Driven by the effort to identify effective non-opioid pain medications, a recent international research study with a pub
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells d
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
MAY 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
There’s a new hot vitamin on scientists’ minds right now, but it’s one not many people may be familiar
...
SEP 19, 2015
Neuroscience
While interactions between brain cells hold the key to healthy brain function and cognition, many of those interactions
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A group of scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, have a achieved what they describe as a real
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 16, 2015
Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke