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Treating pain in the brain isn't easy – what with it being essential for everything we think and do – but a newly developed, non-invasive method of using ultrasound is showing particular promise, as outlined in a published study.Researchers from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine used tightly focused beams of ultrasound, aimed at one particular part of the brain, to reduce the perception of pain and some of its related effects (such as heart rate changes).While this approach is still in the early stages, the…

A new study found that resonant breathing exercises, aided by a mobile phone app, can significantly alleviate Long Covid symptoms. The exercises, focusing on heart rate variability, led to improvements in symptoms, sleep, and physical functioning, suggesting a simple and effective treatment option for Long Covid sufferers.New research indicates that performing simple breathing exercises twice a day with the help of a mobile phone application can alleviate Long Covid symptoms.Resonant breathing, which consists of a…

The non-opioid drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals lowered the pain of study subjects, though it didn’t work better than popular painkiller Vicodin. The non-opioid drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals lowered the pain of study subjects, though it didn’t work better than popular painkiller Vicodin. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All…

Nolan Williams, now a psychiatrist and a neurologist at Stanford University, first developed an interest in the psychedelic drug ibogaine during his residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. He was blown away by accounts he read about a single dose of the powerful drug, derived from a Central African plant, being able to free some people from substance use disorders. This was back in 2010, however, “way before the psychedelic renaissance,” Williams says. Given that ibogaine is a strictly banned substance in…

Can a condition as gnarly and disparate as long COVID be treated without drugs? Social media is buzzing over an experimental therapy that taps the vagus nerve, which acts as the body’s “information superhighway” by carrying crucial signals between the brain and various internal organs. A mild electrical zap to this long cranial nerve triggers a rush of autonomic responses associated with relaxation—and may confer health benefits well beyond this.Researchers are increasingly recognizing that long COVID is as much a…

At any given time, as many as four million Americans are suffering through bouts of constipation, which has many causes but can also prove stubborn to relieve and hugely impact daily life.Functional constipation (FC) is characterized by recurrent infrequent stools, or difficulty passing those, and is associated with many serious health conditions such as including cardiovascular disease, Parkinson’s and colorectal cancer.Constipation also has somewhat of a double-whammy effect on the gut. If there's already a…

In some heartening news for the 80% of Americans who will endure lower back pain in their lifetime, researchers have found that an existing drug can be redeployed to target ‘sleeping’, or senescent, osteoclast cells to significantly reduce spinal hypersensitivity."Osteoclasts are the principal bone-resorbing cells essential for bone remodeling and skeletal development, but we have shown that osteoclasts in the endplate of the spinal column undergo senescence, leading to nerve growth and spine pain," said senior author Xu…

As most new parents can attest, sleepless nights don't exactly make for the most cheerful mornings. This is why it makes little sense that total sleep deprivation temporarily resets the mood of nearly half of people with a major depressive disorder.Brain scans on volunteers have shown why this might be the case, revealing intriguing changes between critical areas of the brain in healthy volunteers and those diagnosed with major depression.Research led by the University of Pennsylvania in the US used functional MRI to map…

Psychedelic drugs, best known for causing hallucinations, can also lift users’ moods, preliminary results from clinical trials suggest. But the risks that come with the trip are an obstacle to using the drugs as antidepressants. Hallucinations might trigger psychosis in people with certain risk factors, and because of their unpredictable effects, clinicians have to closely monitor patients as they take the drugs. Now, researchers think they may be able to take…

Some of the most widely used decongestants don’t work, several studies have found, prompting doctors and researchers to call for ending sales of the drugs.Versions of Benadryl, Mucinex and Tylenol, which more people are taking now as reports of respiratory infections increase, are among dozens of over-the-counter pills, syrups and liquids that rely on an ingredient called phenylephrine to clear up stuffy noses. The ingredient has proven safe, but at least four studies have found the medicines don’t relieve congestion. …