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CP - looking at tomorrow's treatments

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is one of the most common forms of disability, with one in every 400 Australian babies born each year affected. While there is no known cure, research is yielding promising results.
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Researchers unlock secret to mysterious movement disorder

Prof. Oliver Brüstle and his team use neurons to study disease etiology ...
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Psychological Factors Affect IBS Patients’ Interpretation of Symptom Severity

Bethesda, MD —A patient’s viewpoint of the severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms can be influenced not only by physical symptoms of IBS but broader psychological problems, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association....
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STUDIES EXPLORE NEW APPROACHES TO TREATING PAIN

Research includes drug and non-drug interventions...
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Loss of Weight Associated With Chronic Illness May Soon Have First Treatment

Scientist identify signaling system in the brain responsible for involuntary loss of muscle mass; drugs that regulate this system are already in development...
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Chronic reflux sufferers sought for study on innovative procedure

HOUSTON - - Physicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School are recruiting adults with chronic reflux for a clinical trial on an innovative procedure designed to provide long-lasting relief....
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Talking therapy over the phone improves symptoms of chronic widespread pain

Talking therapy provided over the phone can have a positive impact on people suffering from chronic widespread pain compared to usual care provided by their GP, new research has shown....
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Kawasaki Disease Linked to Wind Currents

First evidence that long-range wind transport of an infectious agent might result in human disease...
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Large-scale jaw pain study sheds light on pain disorders

New findings about painful jaw problems that plague millions of Americans are leading to a better understanding of pain disorders....
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Potential Risk Factors for Painful Jaw Disorders are Identified in the First Large-Scale Clinical Study of Pain

Summary: UB study finds that people who develop jaw pain disorders exhibit specific characteristics, including more trauma to the jaw, more limitations and noises in the jaw, more headaches and generally worse medical status...
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