inflammation pain Articles
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G Protein-Coupled Receptors targeted by antibodies raised against three dimensional epitopes
Why target GPCRs with antibodies? The G Protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily represents the largest and single most important family of human drug targets. GPCRs play a central role in a plethora of biological processes and are linked to a wide range of therapeutic areas including cancer, diabetes, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and chronic pain. Expressed in every type of cell in ...
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The Vagus Nerve - What is it and why is it so important to our health?
Key points The vagus nerve controls many unconscious processes in the body The vagus neural network interfaces with inflammatory, mood and pain regulation. This can be utilised for its neuromodulatory effect in activating restorative pathways. The vagus nerve has been called the ‘great wandering protector’ of the body, it’s made up of an intricate neural network that ...
By Parasym Ltd.
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Q&A with Dr. Cindy Shu, REDI Fellow
After being awarded the MTPConnect REDI Fellowship Grant in August 2020, Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the Kolling Institute and University of Sydney Royal North Shore Hospital, Dr. Cindy Shu is joining Regeneus for a 12-month project focused on readying Progenza™ for Phase II trials in Japan and the U.S. A Medical Research Future Fund initiative, the grant provides financial support ...
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Laser therapy offers pill-free foot pain relief
Sharon Whitt is settling in for a 10-minute treatment that she credits with getting the spring back in her step. “I like to dance, so that makes it a lot more comfortable to dance and not so much pain and pressure on the foot area,” she explains. Whitt was diagnosed with Morton’s Neuroma four years ago. It is a painful condition affecting nerves on the ball of the foot. ...
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Q&A with Prof. Graham Vesey PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director at Regeneus
Q. Tell us about your role as Chief Scientific Officer at Regeneus? A. My role at Regeneus from the beginning has been to invent and develop Regeneus’ intellectual property (IP). With over 30 years’ experience as a scientific researcher spanning fields of regenerative medicine and microbiology, I have always been focused on developing and licencing technologies to solve problems. ...
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Polymeric Membrane Dressings for Topical Wound Management of Patients With Infected Wounds in a Challenging Environment: A Protocol With 3 Case Examples
Dr. Linda Benskin, a PhD wound specialist nurse with a pediatrics background, volunteered for five years in rural West Africa teaching village health workers, treating medical patients, and managing wounds. During this time, she discovered PolyMem® wound dressings among boxes of donated bandages. In that extremely hot climate, other modern dressings made infections worse or slowed healing, ...
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Is This Wrist Tendonitis?
Wrist tendonitis can cause severe pain in the fingers, wrist, hand or lower forearm. The pain is usually a dull ache. And it's especially achy when you move your wrist or grasp objects. However, the pain can also be sharp or shooting. And it can be accompanied by tenderness and some swelling. This article describes: What wrist tendonitis pain is all about How to distinguish it from ...
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Q&A with Dr. Veronica Iatarola Antas, Research Scientist and Project Lead at Regeneus
Q. Tell us about your role as a Research Scientist and Project Lead at Regeneus? A. My role is extremely diverse and has evolved over my time at Regeneus. Initially, I was responsible for optimising our product manufacturing processes, including manufacturing products for our preclinical and clinical trials. For example, I provided the data to support preclinical studies that evaluated ...
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What is the difference between infection and disease?
Disease-causing microbes are often found in the human microbiome. So, when does the presence of pathogenic microbes indicate an infection? And when does the presence of infection explain disease? What is an infection? What is a disease? A disease associated with microbes is the outcome of interaction(s) between a microbe(s) and its host in which the host suffers some sort of damage. ...
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Cryotherapy - Baby It’s Cold Inside
Cryotherapy Cryotherapy (also known as cold therapy) is broadly defined as the use of very cold temperatures for medical or general wellness purposes. Modern cryotherapy (which comes from the Greek kyro, meaning “cold” and therapeia, meaning “healing”) can be traced back thousands of years, and some form of it was practiced by the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, ...
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Antacids, Prescription Drugs or Digestive Enzymes? Your Best Bet for Better Digestion
Upset stomach, heartburn, diarrhea? There are few symptoms as disruptive to your daily life as ones that originate in the digestive system. And if you’re struggling with any of these symptoms, you know exactly how difficult they are to get rid of for good. Doctors recommend a variety of treatments, but there are three biggies they suggest most often for patients who are dealing with both ...
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A new perspective regarding laser therapy
In April of this year, prior to the beginning of our International Conference in Toronto, I had the rare opportunity to meet for several hours with Tiina Karu, Mary Dyson, Shimon Rochkind, Chukuka Enwemeka and several other leading authorities involved in the field of laser technology. Whereas their interests encompass basic research, pathology, tissue response mechanisms and clinical ...
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The Hidden Dangers and Facts of Cryotherapy: How to Remain Safe and Get Health benefits too
While cryotherapy or frost therapy has been used for millennia, the new cryotherapy center fad that's become popular in salon culture has come under scrutiny when a 24-year-old woman who worked at a cryohealth center in Las Vegas was found dead after using a cryo chamber at work. Learn more about cryotherapy, what it claims to do for the body, and whether or not it can be safely used. The ...
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Q&A with Brian Saputro, R&D Scientist at Regeneus
Q. How did you develop your interest in the regenerative medicine and stem cell space? A. Born and raised in Indonesia, where the curriculum was quite focused on science, I have always been intrigued in life sciences and everything related. I came to Australia for university in 2008 and completed a Bachelor of Biotechnology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). While there was a myriad ...
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Cold Stress
It is important for employers to know the wind chill temperature so that they can gauge workers’ exposure risk better and plan how to safely do the work. It is also important to monitor workers’ physical condition during tasks, especially new workers who may not be used to working in the cold, or workers returning after spending some time away from work. The National Oceanic and ...
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CBD: Perils, Promise and Development for Neuropathic Pain
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is one of several compounds extracted from the cannabis (marijuana) plant. In recent years, CBD has become enormously popular, and its market is believed to be hundreds of millions of dollars. Believers and users of CBD extoll its benefits for inflammation, muscle soreness, pain, anxiety and a whole host of other things, including cancer. It is, however, very understudied. ...
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Treatment for shoulder pain - Case Study
Treatment for shoulder pain Gabi Zeilig, MD, Dept of Neurological Rehabilitation The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Purpose of the study: to test the efficacy of the TerraQuant medical device on shoulder pain resulting from inflammation (OA, Tendonitis, Bursitis). Background: TerraQuant is a unique device which combines low level pulse laser therapy (LLLT), pulsating ...
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Best Wound Care Kits & Solutions for Seniors
Each wound tells a unique life story, whether it's from a sudden accident or a chronic condition. Wound care is important, especially for the elderly. Giving them only love and care is far from enough, but you also need to learn how to effectively manage different types of wounds. In this article, we will discuss the best senior wound care solutions, quality senior care products, and provide ...
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Philly Pharmacologists are Developing a Promising Pain-Relieving CBD Analog Drug
Scientists from Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine and local biopharma company Neuropathix are testing their compound, KLS-13019, which is intended to target chemotherapy-induced pain in cancer patients. Sara Jane Ward, assistant professor of pharmacology at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine, and Douglas Brenneman, chief pharmacologist at Neuropathix, discuss ...
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