Investing in research to understand more about chronic pain

This study could have huge benefits for people who might be successfully controlling the inflammation in their joints with medication, but are still experiencing sensations of pain across their body. There are so few options available for alleviating chronic pain that an effective new treatment would be life-changing."Our study is ground-breaking in the field of arthritis research. However, the compounds we’re using to stop leaky activity of the blood vessels are already used to treat some forms of cancer and, most successfully, to improve vision and reverse damage to the eye in people with the disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD)."We’re taking existing scientific innovation and exploring how it can be translated to improve our understanding of arthritis. This is good news for people with arthritis as positive results from our study could lead to licensed drugs– drugs already on the shelves and tested for safety – being repurposed for arthritis. New treatments could therefore be available to patients much sooner than if we were working in a completely unknown area."
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news