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health1 year ago•5 min saved

Innovative Solutions Emerge for Safer Pain Management Beyond Opioids

A study by Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that boosting the endocannabinoid 2-AG in the brain can reduce opioid addiction without compromising pain relief. This approach, tested in mice using the chemical JZL184, may lead to safer pain management therapies by mitigating the addictive properties of opioids like morphine and oxycodone. The research highlights a potential new therapeutic strategy to address the opioid crisis, which has resulted in over 80,000 deaths in 2023 alone.

via SciTechDaily|

#drugresearch #endocannabinoids #health

health-and-medicine2 years ago•3 min saved

"Brain Zapping Technique Enhances Hypnotizability, Stanford Study Finds"

Researchers at Stanford University have discovered that electrical brain stimulation can make people more susceptible to hypnosis. By applying transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the prefrontal cortex, they found that participants with fibromyalgia became significantly easier to hypnotize, potentially improving the effectiveness of hypnosis as a treatment for chronic pain. The effect, however, was temporary, dissipating within an hour. This breakthrough could enhance pain management strategies for conditions like fibromyalgia, which affects millions of adults. The study's results were published in the journal Nature Mental Health.

via Daily Mail|

##brainstimulation #fibromyalgia