Pain Relief

  • How babies learn to show pain

    Babies in the womb learn to screw up their faces – and by 36 weeks of pregnancy can give an expression of pain, researchers reveal today. Read more

  • Caesarean rates pose safety challenge

    Rising rates of birth by Caesarean section in the UK are posing massive challenges for anaesthetists, a conference heard yesterday. Read more

  • Painkiller heart risk revealed

    Most common pain-killers pose a small risk to the heart – but doctors should be able to calculate which drugs pose the greatest risk to individual patients, experts reveal today. Read more

  • Painful gene for women

    Women may have a genetically increased risk of suffering from back-ache, according to new findings. Read more

  • Pain risk for double-jointed teens

    Being double-jointed may seem an achievement for a teenager – but it is linked to growing pain, British researchers warned today. Read more

  • Migraine nerve treatment hope

    Just 20 minutes of nerve stimulation a day may help people suffering from migraine headaches, researchers reported last night. Read more

  • Gel hope for cartilage

    Scientists have developed a jelly that could have a dramatic impact in aiding the healing of damaged cartilage, it was reported last night. Read more

  • Migraine-epilepsy gene link

    People who suffer from epilepsy have an increased risk of developing migraine with aura because of a genetic link, according to a new analysis. Read more

  • Technique could herald cell therapy for nerve damage

    A new technique has been developed that could pave the way for patients with severe nerve damage to receive cell therapy, British researchers have reported. Read more

  • Back-ache gene found

    People with severe back pain may be suffering from a genetic condition, British researchers have reported. Read more