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February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

Daughters of Women With Fibromyalgia May Experience More Symptoms

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Daughters of women with fibromyalgia are more likely to experience symptoms such as pain, depression, and negative thoughts about pain than are the daughters of healthy women, a Brazilian study ... Read more

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Gout Treatment Found to ‘Significantly’ Lessen Fibromyalgia Pain

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One month’s treatment with allopurinol, a medicine used for gout and high levels of uric acid, significantly lessened pain in women with fibromyalgia who failed to respond to conventional therapies, ... Read more

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

Attention Spans and Thinking Seen To Be Affected by Fibromyalgia

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Women with fibromyalgia have a shorter attention span and process information at a slower pace than do women with rheumatoid arthritis or those in good health, a study reports. According ... Read more

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Patients’ Cognitive Difficulties May Be Due to Poor Stress Response

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Problems with memory and verbal skills in fibromyalgia patients are associated with lower daytime levels of salivary cortisol, a hormone involved in stress response, a study suggests. Its researchers recommend further work ... Read more

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

Whole-body Cryotherapy Reduced Pain, Disease Activity

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Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) significantly reduced pain and disease activity in people with fibromyalgia; and that result likely was due to alterations to levels of immune signaling proteins called cytokines, a ... Read more

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

Painful Periods May Be Fibromyalgia Risk Factor for Women

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Dysmenorrhea, or painful menstrual periods, may be a risk factor for women in the development of fibromyalgia, a large study in Taiwan suggests. Future studies are needed to identify in ... Read more

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Sex Differences Study Finds Female Patients Have More Tender Points

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Among people with fibromyalgia, women may be prone to having more tender points on their bodies than men, a study exploring sex differences suggests. In contrast, no other significant sex ... Read more

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

New Non-opioid May Help Ease Sleep Problems

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A non-opioid therapy called ASP0819 failed to reduce fibromyalgia-associated pain over eight weeks, but showed promise as a safe treatment for sleep problems in a Phase 2a trial. The findings ... Read more

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

In Women With Fibromyalgia, Perfectionism Found to Impact Functionality

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In women with fibromyalgia with ingrained perfectionism, avoiding activities in anticipation of pain negatively impacts functionality. But conversely, persisting in activities to complete tasks has positive effects, a study finds. ... Read more

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020

TNX-102 Helps Ease Fibromyalgia Pain, Fatigue, Data Show

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals’ investigational therapy TNX-102 SL (sublingual cyclobenzaprine) safely and effectively eased pain and fatigue in people with fibromyalgia, while also improving their sleep, according to top-line data from the ... Read more