Knee osteoarthritis (OA) often causes chronic pain that disproportionately affects females. Proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 are key effectors of OA pathological changes.
Laura Ventura +5 more
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The patient is a 42 years old woman with entrapment syndrome of the “nerves of passage” – ilioinguinal (IING) and Iliohypogastric (IHPO) – after abdominal surgery.
Stefano Brauneis +3 more
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What influences chronic pain management? A best–worst scaling experiment with final year medical students and general practitioners [PDF]
Background: Chronic pain education is an essential determinant for optimal chronic pain management. Given that attitudes and preferences are involved in making treatment decisions, identifying which factors are most influential to final year medical ...
Fowler, Christopher J +3 more
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Brain changes associated with cognitive and emotional factors in chronic pain : a systematic review [PDF]
An emerging technique in chronic pain research is MRI, which has led to the understanding that chronic pain patients display brain structure and function alterations.
Alarcon +67 more
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Intravitreal GD2‐Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy for Refractory Retinoblastoma
ABSTRACT Effective treatments for advanced, treatment‐resistant retinoblastoma (RB) remain limited. GD2‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show potent antitumor activity with minimal toxicity but have not previously been evaluated in RB.
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul +13 more
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation as a new tool to control pain perception. [PDF]
Treatment for chronic pain is frequently unsuccessful or characterized by side-effects. The high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) has been suggested in the management of refractory chronic pain.
Frasca, Vittorio +3 more
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright +13 more
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Impact of moderate treadmill training on cytokine levels in rats: influence of age and sex
Inflammation repairs tissues in response to stressors. Aging alters circulating pro- and anti-inflammatory markers through immunosenescence, the gradual decline of immune function, and increased cytokine secretion, contributing to chronic inflammation ...
Renan F. do Espírito-Santo +3 more
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Is traumatic and non-traumatic neck pain associated with brain alterations? : a systematic review [PDF]
Background: Chronic neck pain affects 50% - 85% of people who have experienced an acute episode. This transition and the persistence of chronic complaints are believed to be mediated by brain alterations among different central mechanisms.
Caeyenberghs, Karen +5 more
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a novel, group self-management course for adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (COPERS) [PDF]
Introduction: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common condition that often responds poorly to treatment. Self-management courses have been advocated as a non-drug pain management technique, although evidence for their effectiveness is equivocal. We
Bremner, Stephen +7 more
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