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$144,000 Grant From ACS To Boost UTHSCSA Research On Oral Cancer Related Pain
Pain is the first and most significant symptom of oral cancer, with patients experiencing serious pain even if their tumors are quite small. In response to this, researcher Shivani Ruparel from...
Patients with Cochlear Implants Report Pain, Malfunction When Submitted To MRI Imaging
An emerging concern of patients with cochlear implants (CIs) is experiencing a number of adverse effects from undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such as pain, discomfort, and magnet...
Center for the Intrepid's IDEO Device Gives Injured Army Vets Chance To Walk Again Without Agonizing Pain
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Frank Larraza The Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis (IDEO), a lightweight, carbon-fiber device created at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical...
Cone Snail Venom More Potent than Morphine, May Be Used to Ease Pain in Humans
Tiny, seemingly harmless cone snails may one day be the source of pain relievers stronger than morphine that can treat chronic nerve pain. Scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia...
Mouse 1, Scorpion 0: why the Grasshopper Mouse is immune to the pain of a scorpion sting
The bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus) delivers one of the most painful stings of all members of the scorpion family. Humans that have been stung by the bark scorpion compare the pain to being...
TAMU Psychology Professor's Lab Employs Chili Peppers To Research Pain Processes
The Texas A&M Battalion's Homer Segovia observes that a bite of a jalepeño or habanero pepper can prove too hot to handle for some folks, resulting in frantic gulps of water and burning tears....