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.

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016

Fibromyalgia Pain Linked to Muscle Metabolites, Reduced by Exercise

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Exercise may lower the levels of muscle metabolites that can trigger pain in fibromyalgia patients, according to a new study. The study, “Increased Interstitial Concentrations of Glutamate and Pyruvate in ... Read more

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016

PainX Device for Fibromyalgia Approved in Canada

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Soterix Medical’s PainX treatment platform, used to ease pain in fibromyalgia patients, has been approved in Canada as an in-office treatment. The therapy includes a non-invasive procedure featuring a mild electric current that ... Read more

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016

Fibromyalgia May Cause Doctors to Overestimate Severity of Spondyloarthritis

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Physicians tend to overestimate disease activity in patients with spondyloarthritis who also have fibromyalgia, a recent study suggested, echoing earlier findings on the subject. The study, “Fibromyalgia in Spondyloarthritis: Effect on ... Read more

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016

Fibromyalgia Patients Taking MitoQ Reported Less Pain, Improved Memory in Online Study

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After six weeks of treatment with the mitochondrial supplement MitoQ, fibromyalgia patients said they had reduced pain and improved memory, according to a study conducted entirely online. The study, “The influence of ... Read more

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016

Lyrica Trial for Adolescent Fibromyalgia Fails, but Offers Other Positive Findings

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Two Phase 4 clinical trials of Lyrica (pregabalin) in adolescent fibromyalgia patients failed to statistically improve mean pain scores, but showed good effects on a number of other measurements, suggesting ... Read more

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016

Fibromyalgia Research Might Benefit from Finding Cannabinoid Receptors in Muscles

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Receptors for the body’s own cannabinoid substances are present in muscle fascia — soft connective tissue surrounding all muscles and involved in several pain states, according to recent research from ... Read more

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016

Anxiety and Depression Linked in Study to Unexplained Chronic Pain and Fatigue

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Chronic widespread pain and fatigue, not related to a medical condition, may be explained by concurrent anxiety and depression, a new study reported, indicating that clinicians need to be attentive ... Read more

May 16, 2016May 16, 2016

Fibromyalgia Pain Traced in Study to Disturbances in Rhythmic Brain Waves

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People with fibromyalgia have an increased frequency of their rhythmic brain waves in areas linked to pain modulation, which correlate with pain severity. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Human ... Read more

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

Dementia Test Ably Measures Fibromyalgia-related Impairment, Study Reports

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Cognitive dysfunction often goes hand-in-hand with chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia. Despite this, few tools for assessing memory problems have been validated in pain patients. A recent study in the ... Read more

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

U.K. Study to Explore if Behavioral Therapy Can Prevent Fibromyalgia in At-Risk Group

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A clinical trial investigating if phone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) might prevent chronic widespread pain in people at high risk of developing fibromyalgia is soon to begin in the U.K. The trial, ... Read more