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Can Stimulating the Brain Treat Chronic Pain?
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Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants of a small clinical trial.
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News
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2018
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November
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Linnstaedt awarded a Future Leaders in Pain grant
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Sarah D. Linnstaedt, PhD, assistant professor of anesthesiology, has been awarded a Future Leaders in Pain grant from The American Pain Society. This prestigious junior faculty award will help Dr. Linnstaedt to advance her studies examining the role of microRNA in chronic pain pathogenesis.
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Vital Signs
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2014
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Oct. 23
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UNC researchers find new target for chronic pain treatment
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Researchers led by Mark Zylka, PhD, also found a compound that could become a new treatment for conditions such as arthritis, shingles, and back pain.
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News
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2014
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May
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UNC leads first-of-its-kind, $21-million study of posttraumatic brain disorders
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The longitudinal patient-centered AURORA study – the largest study of its kind – will trace the development of posttraumatic stress, minor traumatic brain injury symptoms, chronic pain, and depression, to create new diagnostic tools and treatment interventions.
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News
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2016
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October
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Solving a 40-year-old mystery, UNC researchers find new route for better brain disorder treatments
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New targeted therapies for pain, Parkinson's disease, and depression carry the promise of greater benefit for patients without serious side effects.
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News
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2014
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January