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News • Measuring neonatal pain

Pain assessment in newborn babies: current scales lack evidence

In an NICU, it is critically important to accurately assess a baby's pain level. A new review finds that none of the current clinical rating scales are backed by evidence in terms of validity…

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News • Potential for patients with knee pain

Artificial lateral meniscus makes clinical debut

Researchers have designed an artificial lateral (outer) meniscus that could help patients with chronic knee pain. The first patients have already undergone surgery and begun rehabilitation.

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News • Divergent sex-specific mechanisms

Why pain medication may be less effective for women

Chronic pain is more common among women, but why is that? New research explores sex-specific differences in pain signal communication in the nervous system to help answer this question.

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News • Dangerous fantasy worlds

Happily ever after? Study explores health risks for Disney princesses

Social deprivation, infectious diseases, broken bones, and even poison apples: The life of Disney princesses is fraught with hidden health risks, a new study reveals.

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News • Functional connectivity imaging

fMRI brain scan predicts effectiveness of spinal cord surgery

Spinal cord stimulation is performed for patients with chronic pain. However, for some patients, the procedure is not effective. A new method involving fMRI could help predict success.

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News • Research on dysmenorrhea

New study links depression to period pain

Depression may be a cause, rather than a consequence, of period pain, a new study finds. This further highlights the need for a holistic approach when treating mental health and reproductive issues.

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