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May 1, 2013
Nutraceuticals and Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN): A Systematic Review
A team of researchers at Queensland, School of Medicine, reviewed 24 studies to determine if nutraceuticals (i.e., vitamin E, acetyl-L-carnitine, glutamine, glutathione, alpha lipoic acid, magnesium, and others) are effective… -
Apr 3, 2013
Herb Fine: Still Going Strong
Herb Fine is 92 years young. A veteran and retired lawyer, Herb has always had a passion to learn and to live life to the very fullest. He practiced law… -
Apr 1, 2013
Living with Pain
Reports show that 50 percent of chronic pain patients consider suicide to escape their physical pain. Neurology Now has just published an uplifting article to help people make the choice… -
Apr 1, 2013
Phase 1/2 Open-label Dose-escalation Study of Plasmid DNA Expressing Two Isoforms of Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Patients with Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
A team of researchers from the Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, reported on Phase 1/2 results of a study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of intramuscular injections of… -
Apr 1, 2013
Efficacy and Safety of Carisbamate in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy or Postherpetic Neuralgia
Findings from 3 proof-of-concept studies have been published evaluating the efficacy and safety of carisbamate, a novel neurotherapeutic agent, in the treatment of neuropathic pain. Studies were conducted with patients… -
Apr 1, 2013
Duloxetine May Ease Neuropathy from Chemo
Ellen Lavoie Smith, PhD, University of Michigan School of Nursing, and her team have published results of a phase 3 study showing that patients receiving duloxetine had a reduction in… -
Apr 1, 2013
Mayo Researchers Identify Gene Variations that Predict Chemotherapy Side Effects
Small differences in genetic code from one person to the next could influence who develops side effects to chemotherapy. Andreas Butler, MD, oncologist at Mayo Clinic and senior author of… -
Mar 1, 2013
New Clues to Causes of Peripheral Nerve Damage
Research has long focused on the breakdown of cellular energy factories as a contributing factor in PN. Researchers at Washington University Schoold of Medicine, led by Jeffrey Milbrandt, MD, PhD.,…