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.

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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read more

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017

Fibromyalgia Is Common in People with Jaw and Neck Muscle Conditions, Study Shows

Fibromyalgia, News

A large percentage of patients with craniomandibular (CMD) and craniocervical (CCD) disorders — musculoskeletal conditions that affect the jaw and the neck — also have fibromyalgia, according to a ... Read more

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

Poor Sexual Health Among Women with Fibromyalgia Needs More Attention, Researchers Say

Fibromyalgia, News

Fibromyalgia can be a significant obstacle to sexual health among affected women, according to a recent study, which underscored that a lack of understanding among partners contributes to poor ... Read more

May 3, 2017May 3, 2017

Fibromyalgia Takes its Toll in People with Inflammatory Spine Disease

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Patients with the inflammatory disease axial spondyloarthritis, affecting the spine, often are affected by fibromyalgia, which worsens the impact of the disease on their quality of life. While both ... Read more

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017

Mapping Effects of Electroacupuncture Paves Way for Targeted Fibromyalgia Pain Treatments

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By mapping the molecular effects of electroacupuncture in mice with fibromyalgia, a research team suggested that the molecule ASIC3 might be a suitable target for the development of treatments ... Read more

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

Fibromyalgia Patients Stick with Combo Therapies Better Than Stand-alones, Study Reports

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Fibromyalgia patients stick with combination therapies better than stand-alone treatments, but the combo approaches are more expensive, according to a study that examined South Carolina health insurance claims. The ... Read more

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017

Swedish Study Looks at Inflammatory Factors Related to Fibromyalgia Pain

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In patients with fibromyalgia, the central nervous system is inflamed, as is the rest of the body, according to a study that found a large range of increased inflammatory ... Read more

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017

Patients Should be More Involved in Designing Clinical Trials, Survey Reveals

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Participation in clinical trials is often burdensome for patients, yet many are prepared to help in improving trial designs to make participation more attractive, according to a recent report ... Read more