Posts by: Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena is a writer with a passion for bridging the gap between the people performing research, and those who want or need to understand it. She writes about medical science and drug discovery. She holds an MS in Pharmaceutical Bioscience and a PhD — spanning the fields of psychiatry, immunology, and neuropharmacology — from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

Fibromyalgia Common in Heart Failure Patients, Study Finds

Fibromyalgia, News

Fibromyalgia is common among patients with chronic heart failure, according to research from Australia, which demonstrated that the condition was linked to poorer health outcomes. Cardiac failure patients with fibromyalgia ... Read more

January 19, 2018January 19, 2018

Mindfulness May Lower Depression, But Not Pain Intensity, Study Suggests

Fibromyalgia, News

Mindfulness-based behavioral activation interventions may protect from the negative effects of stress and depression among people with fibromyalgia, a study reports. The research, published in the Journal of Mental Health, ... Read more

January 5, 2018January 5, 2018

Negative Social Comparisons Could Contribute to Fibromyalgia’s Severity, Study Suggests

Fibromyalgia, News

Negative social comparisons, in which patients negatively compare themselves to others and express negative emotions, could contribute to the severity of fibromyalgia symptoms, a Canadian study suggests. The findings support ... Read more

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017

Depression, Anxiety Affect Fibromyalgia Symptoms Differently, Study Reveals

Fibromyalgia, News

Depression and anxiety impact bodily symptoms differently in patients with fibromyalgia, according to a study from the University of Iowa. This may explain why multidisciplinary treatments that include psychological interventions ... Read more

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017

Fibromyalgia Increases Risks for Pregnant Women and Newborns, Study Finds

Fibromyalgia, News

Fibromyalgia increases the risk that pregnant women will have complications when giving birth and that their babies will have health problems, a study finds. Only the second piece of research ... Read more

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

Lyrica a Better Choice Than Opioids for Harnessing Fibromyalgia Pain and its Consequences

Fibromyalgia, News

Lyrica (pregabalin), when used on its own for fibromyalgia, is superior to opioids in reducing pain and improving pain interference in daily life, finds a study sponsored by Pfizer. The ... Read more

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017

Fibromyalgia Patients Should Be Evaluated for PTSD, Researchers Say

Fibromyalgia, News

Women with fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain are more likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared with patients with two stomach conditions (achalasia and dyspepsia), according to a new study. ... Read more

September 1, 2017September 1, 2017

Occupational Therapy Program Can Improve Fibromyalgia Patients’ Lives, USC Study Finds

Fibromyalgia, News

An occupational therapy intervention program can improve the quality of life, confidence and functional abilities of people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions, according to a study featured in the ... Read more

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017

Asthma Is More Difficult to Control in Patients With Fibromyalgia, Study Shows

Fibromyalgia, News

Elevated anxiety and depression may be two symptoms that could partially explain why fibromyalgia patients who also have asthma have poorer control of their disease than asthmatics without fibromyalgia, according to ... Read more