June 17, 2020, CHICAGO - The AAPM Early Investigator Research Grant was created in partnership with US WorldMeds to support preliminary or pilot research projects relevant to a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach to pain management. [...]
Researchers have zeroed in on the ventral pallidum, an information-processing hub in the brains of mice to discover how neurons there influence the animals' motivation to either seek pleasurable experiences or avoid negative ones. Full story.
A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain [...]
Brain scans focusing on spatial variations in cerebral blood flow correlated with the presence -- though not severity -- of chronic knee pain, researchers said. The findings could eventually lead to a "brain signature of [...]
The development of a less invasive technique to precisely control the activity of neurons nestled deep in the brain could help usher in the next-generation of noninvasive brain stimulation technologies.Full story.
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