Pain Content

Turning Tarantula Venom Into Pain Relief

Andy Fell — July 14, 2021 - 12:07pm

Researchers at �ٺ��Ƶ are developing a new type of pain medication from an unusual source — tarantula venom.

The project is part of the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative, aimed at ending opioid addiction and creating non-addictive therapies to treat pain.

Counties With More Cannabis Dispensaries Show Reduced Opioid Deaths

Karen Michele Nikos — January 28, 2021 - 10:50am

First study to examine the association between active cannabis dispensary operations and opioid-related mortality rates at the county level and both medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries. Suggests alternative pain management could improve public health outcomes, researchers said.

�ٺ��Ƶ, Crocker Art Museum Seek Participants for New Study

Karen Michele Nikos — June 01, 2020 - 9:47am

The virtual museum experience: Can it help reduce social isolation and chronic pain?

This blog post contributed by �ٺ��Ƶ Health

Can participating in virtual, online museum programs help people with chronic pain feel more socially connected? Could those social connections provide some relief from the burden of that pain?

�ٺ��Ƶ Health and the Crocker Art Museum are collaborating on chronic pain research using online museum programs during the pandemic.

Student Manages Pain with Paint

Karen Michele Nikos — August 19, 2019 - 2:35pm