Posts by: Iqra Mumal, MSc

Iqra Mumal, MSc

Iqra holds a MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. She also holds a BSc in Life Sciences from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Currently, she is completing a PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Her research has ranged from across various disease areas including Alzheimer’s disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, bleeding disorders and rare pediatric brain tumors.

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

Compassion Therapy a Cost-Effective Wellness Approach, Study Finds

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Therapies based on compassion are more cost-effective and associated with a better quality of life than are those using relaxation techniques to help people with fibromyalgia, a study reported. The ... Read more

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Adding Medical Cannabis Leads to Improvements in Fibromyalgia Patients, Study Shows

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Adding medical cannabis to standard pain relief therapy leads to clinical improvements in a significant proportion of patients with fibromyalgia, particularly among those with sleep problems and a lower body ... Read more

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020

Behavioral Therapy Helps Promote Healthier Sleeping, But Only in Short Term

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Cognitive behavioral therapy for pain can lead to an immediate decrease in the use of sleep medications among people with insomnia due to fibromyalgia, a study found. However, such behavioral therapy is ... Read more

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

People With Fibromyalgia More Likely to Have Sleep Problems, Study Says

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People with fibromyalgia have poor sleep quality and experience more sleep disturbances than people without the disorder, according to data from a new study. The study, “Comparison of sleep structure ... Read more

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

Long-Term, Regular Exercise Helps Quality of Life for Women With Fibromyalgia, Study Says

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Regular, moderate to intense physical activity has long‐term benefits as far as fitness, pain relief, disease burden, and quality of life for women with fibromyalgia, a study found. The study, ... Read more

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

Measuring Slowly Repeated Evoked Pain Responses May Improve Accuracy of FM Diagnosis

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Adding a protocol to the standard tests used by physicians to diagnose fibromyalgia may improve the likelihood that the disorder will be diagnosed more accurately, a new study shows. Results ... Read more

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Completes Food Effect, Dosing Study of TNX-102 SL, Plans New Drug Application

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals has finished the essential fed-fasting and dose proportionality tests of its TNX-102 SL investigational therapy in healthy volunteers. The data from these tests are expected to support a ... Read more

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Have Higher Levels of Inflammatory Marker hsCRP, Study Concludes

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Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia have higher levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) — a marker of inflammation — compared to healthy individuals, a study has found. The ... Read more

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020

Axsome Therapeutics Licenses Pfizer’s Potential Fibromyalgia Treatment Esreboxetine in US

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Following an agreement with Pfizer, Axsome Therapeutics now has exclusive rights to develop and commercialize AXS-14 (esreboxetine) — a drug candidate for treatment of fibromyalgia — in the United States. ... Read more

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

Muscle Measurements, Quality of Life Decreased in New and Established Fibromyalgia Patients, Study Suggests

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People with fibromyalgia, including newly diagnosed patients, have small upper and lower extremity muscles — those in the arms and legs — compared with healthy people, a recent study suggests. ... Read more