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.

January 3, 2020February 3, 2020

Fibromyalgia Patients Should Do Therapeutic Exercises to Improve Functional Performance, Study Says

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Women with fibromyalgia (FM) show lower functional performance compared with healthy individuals of the same age and physical activity level, a study suggests. These results indicate the important of therapeutic ... Read more

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

Women With Fibromyalgia Take Sick Leave for Workplace Reasons, Not Disease Issues, French Study Suggests

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Women with fibromyalgia frequently take sick leave, but for workplace-specific reasons rather than due to disease-related issues, a French study suggests. The study, titled “Fibromyalgia in the workplace: risk factors ... Read more

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

Zumba Dancing May Improve Working Memory, Lower Depression in Fibromyalgia Patients, Study Suggests

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Aerobic exercise training, especially Zumba dancing, were found to be associated with an improvement in working memory and a decrease in the severity of depression among patients with fibromyalgia, a ... Read more

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019

Using Revised 2016 Criteria to Diagnose Fibromyalgia is Reliable and Valid, Study Says

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The revised 2016 clinical criteria to diagnose fibromyalgia are reliable and valid, and improve on the previous version, a new study shows. The study, titled “Performance of the revised 2016 ... Read more

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019

Altered Brain Connections Cause Pain, Inflammation in Patients with Fibromyalgia and RA, Study Shows

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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who also have fibromyalgia (FM) have altered functional connections in the brain that promote inflammation and pain, a new study shows. The study’s findings also ... Read more

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

Fibromyalgia May Be Overlooked Comorbidity in Allergic Rhinitis Patients, Study Suggests

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People with allergic rhinitis developed fibromyalgia more frequently when compared to the general population, a recent study showed. Findings from the study also indicate that patients with both conditions experience ... Read more

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

Trial Participants Have ‘Positive’ Attitude Toward Scientific Studies Despite Deception, Small Study Shows

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Clinical trial participants who were deliberately misled for the purpose of scientific inquiry still held a positive attitude toward the process after being debriefed, results from a small study in ... Read more

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

Age, Spinal, and Functional Mobility Affect Fibromyalgia Patients’ Time Spent in Activities

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More time spent in leisure, household and work activities was related to higher age, spinal range of motion and lower functional mobility in women with fibromyalgia. The study, “The influence ... Read more

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019

Brain Activity During Fast Motor Task is Impaired in Patients with Fibromyalgia, Study Suggests

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The activation of the motor cortex, a region of the brain responsible for coordinating movement, is dysfunctional in patients with fibromyalgia, a study shows. The study, titled “Motor Cortex Function ... Read more

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Fibromyalgia Self-management Program Shows Short-term Benefit to Patients

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People with fibromyalgia enrolled in a new patient education program that emphasizes disease self-management were found to have better disease knowledge compared to patients in the usual care program, at ... Read more