Pain Receptor In Brain May Be Linked To Learning And Memory Scientists have long known that the nervous system receptor known as TRPV1 can affect sensations of pain in the body. Now a group of Brown University scientists has found that these receptors - a darling of drug developers - also may play a role in learning and memory in the brain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBecoming A Male Cryptorchidism, the absence in the scrotum of one or both testes (usually because of the failure of the testis to descend), and hypospadias, the abnormal positioning of the opening of the urethra, are common birth defects of the male genitalia and are risk factors for the adult-onset disorders of low sperm count and testicular cancer.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comInnocoll Announces Dosing Of First Patient In A Second US Phase 2 Clinical Trial To Investigate CollaRx(R) BUPIVACAINE SURGICAL IMPLANT Innocoll, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced that the second of a series of planned phase 2 clinical trials sponsored by its wholly owned subsidiary, Innocoll Technologies Ltd, to investigate CollaRx(R) BUPIVACAINE SURGICAL IMPLANT for the management of post-operative pain, has commenced dosing.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSelf-Monitoring Of Health By Australian Men A study of male attitudes to
health and how they use
health services, published in the online open access journal, BMC
Health Services Research, challenges the usual stereotype that men are uninterested in their
health. Rather than procrastinating, men may delay going to the doctor so that they can watch a
health problem to see if it will fix itself.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPreparing Mums For Realistic Birthing, Likely Need Of Pain Relief A pain-free and drug-free labour may be many expectant mothers' dream but a review in the open access journal BMC
Medicine reveals that reality hits hard. Most women's labour experiences differ markedly from their expectations. They are often ill-prepared for what might happen and consequently may be disappointed when the birth does not "go to plan".The study's authors conclude that antenatal programmes should "get real".
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAspect Medical Systems Provides Commentary And Information On New England Journal Of Medicine Study On Anesthesia Awareness And The Bispectral Index Aspect Medical Systems (NASDAQ: ASPM), the global market leader in brain monitoring technology, commented on the results from a prospective study of the potential of the Bispectral Index? (BIS?) to reduce the risk of anesthesia awareness. The study, published in the March 13 issue of the New England Journal of
Medicine (NEJM), evaluated a patient population considered to be at high risk for anesthesia awareness, or inadvertent waking during surgery.
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