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.

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Impairs Cognition During Strenuous Tasks, Study Finds

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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a treatment often used in fibromyalgia, may lead to cognitive overload if the method is applied during difficult cognitive tasks, according to a study, published in the ... Read more

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016

Pain Sensitivity in Mice with Fibromyalgia Reduced with Natural Compounds Resveratrol, Rice Oil

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Researchers in Brazil have found that simultaneously administering resveratrol and rice oil has beneficial effects on pain sensitivity and depression in a mouse model of fibromyalgia. The study adds to ... Read more

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

Leptin Tied to Bodily Pain, Predicts Fibromyalgia Pain Levels, Researchers Say

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Leptin – a factor well-known for its role in controlling appetite – might be a driver of bodily pain, according to a new report. Investigating levels of the molecule in ... Read more

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016

Fibromyalgia Patients Have Blunted Touch Perception, Study Finds

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Fibromyalgia patients perceive touch differently compared to healthy individuals, suggesting that there is abnormal processing of signals in C-type skin nerve fibers in fibromyalgia. A research team from the National Center ... Read more

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016

Understanding Brain Immune Interactions in Fibromyalgia May Lead to Better Treatments

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While fibromyalgia is increasingly viewed as a serious medical problem, patients are still regularly dismissed with demeaning comments like the disease is just in their heads. But new brain research might ... Read more

March 7, 2016March 7, 2016

Fibromyalgia Distinguished from Lupus with 100% Specificity Using New Test

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California researchers found that analyzing cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) ably distinguishes between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and fibromyalgia (FM), and complements current test methods. Whereas fibromyalgia and lupus might share non-specific symptoms, the ... Read more

March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

Fibromyalgia Pain May Also Result from Neurogenic Inflammation of Peripheral Nerves, Review Argues

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Scientists agree that central sensitization plays an important role in fibromyalgia (FM) pathology. A review study by Monash University researcher Geoffrey Littlejohn points out that peripheral neurogenic inflammation of the nerves also ... Read more

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

FM Pelvic Floor and Urinary Symptom Distress Tied to Disease Severity

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Oregon Health & Science University researchers recently found that disease severity in women with fibromyalgia (FM) is linked to increased urinary symptoms and problems related to the pelvic floor. The study, titled “Pelvic Floor and Urinary ... Read more

January 22, 2016January 22, 2016

Fibromyalgia Patients May Benefit from Electroacupuncture

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Women with fibromyalgia (FM) who were treated by electroacupuncture for 10 weeks experienced less pain, improved physical function, and better health in general following the treatment. The study, “Impact of Electroacupuncture Treatment on Quality of ... Read more

January 20, 2016January 20, 2016

Fibromyalgia Pain Treated Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

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Researchers have evaluated optimal stimulation parameters and criteria for the use of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) pain. Positive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation for FM ... Read more