Chronic inflammation, already tied to heart disease and cancer, may also worsen the emotional toll of poor sleep. A new UCLA ...

Antidepressants prescribed for pain in older adults despite weak evidence of effectiveness ... “There was higher quality evidence on its efficacy for chronic pain related to knee osteoarthritis.

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Researchers now see chronic pain as a condition of its own, based on common mechanisms and shared biological, psychological and social consequences across different types ... Pain drives rising ...

The message to the medical community is clear: prescribing gabapentin must involve strict monitoring, especially in older ...

An estimated 51.6 million adults, or about 21% of the adult population in the United States, live with chronic pain.This is ...

A study in Aging and Mental Health links chronic joint pain and depression in seniors to faster memory decline. Research ...

Taking long walks could help prevent chronic low back pain, a condition commonly seen in individuals with a sedantary ...

Chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is, in our opinion, one of the “most underestimated” health conditions, and numerous factors, including diabetes and high blood pressure, can ...

The study, published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, suggests that among this age group, treatment for depression might help to prevent or reduce later aches and pains.. The researchers compared ...