Pain

Review spotlights gaps in pain relief research for children

16-Feb-2024 By Olivia Brown

A new literature review has underlined the nutraceuticals with potential to provide natural pain relief for abdominal conditions in children, stressing the need for further research into potential products of interest.

Study: Nutrition for gut microbiota could aid pain management

29-Aug-2023 By Olivia Haslam

A new study has concluded that biotics and the gut microbiota could hold the key to alleviating chronic pain and enhancing overall well-being.

Collagen peptides linked to mental & physical benefits for active middle-aged adults: PB Leiner-funded study

18-Aug-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Daily supplementation with collagen peptides may boost not only functional and physical outcomes for middle-aged people but may also significantly improve measures of pain and mental health, says a new double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study.

NFL seeks info on study of CBD to alleviate players’ chronic pain

25-Feb-2021 By Hank Schultz

The National Football League and its players are seeking information from researchers on the use of CBD for pain relief. The hope is to lessen the use of opiates for the purpose.

Resveratrol reduces pain, improves quality of life for menopausal women: Study

22-Sep-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Swiss biotech firm Evolva has released their fourth and final installment on Resveratrol Supporting Healthy Aging in Women (RESHAW), with the last clinical study focusing on pain perception, menopausal symptoms and overall well-being.

Curcumin supplement takes the pain out of rugby tackle after-effects, finds study

09-Feb-2018 By Tim Cutcliffe

Meriva, a proprietary lecithin-based delivery form of curcumin, significantly reduced pain and enhanced physical function in injured rugby players, according to a recent study in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences.

Could vitamin D help pain management?

24-May-2017 By Nathan Gray

Vitamin D supplementation combined with good sleeping habits might help manage chronic pain, menstrual cramps and arthritis, new research suggests.

DHEA no help for fibromyalgia

08-Aug-2005 By Jess Halliday

Researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital found that DHEA
delivered no benefits for fibromyalgia sufferers - a finding that
does not help the industry's fight to preserve the hormone
precursor's status as a dietary...

Acetyl-L-carnitine may ease pain from diabetes condition

07-Jan-2005

The vitamin-like substance acetyl-L-carnitine appears to help ease
the pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of
diabetes that results in painful damage to nerves.

Cyanotech presents BioAstin research

14-Oct-2002

Results of two clinical studies show that a powerful natural
antioxidant derived from microalgae, Cyanotech's BioAstin, helps
sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis reduce
some of their painful symptoms.

Cyanotech pleased with BioAstin trial results

23-May-2002

A clinical trial of BioAstin, the natural astaxanthin product made
from microalgae, has shown that the product can significantly
reduce joint pain and improve physical performance in people with
rheumatoid arthritis, according to...

Soy diet could be key to pain management

15-Mar-2002

A diet rich in soy that reduced pain and swelling in rats could one
day be used by humans to manage chronic pain in diseases such as
cancer, according to recent research.