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Efficacy of open-label counterconditioning for reducing nocebo effects on pressure pain.

Nocebo effects can adversely affect the experience of physical symptoms, such as pain and itch. Nocebo effects on itch and pain have shown to be induced by conditioning with thermal […]

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Methylation factors as biomarkers of fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common and intractable chronic musculoskeletal pain syndrome, but its exact underlying mechanisms are unknown. This study sought to identify biomarkers of FM and the underlying molecular […]

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Individual Differences in Pain Catastrophizing and Regional Gray Matter Volume Among Community-Dwelling Adults with Chronic Pain: A Voxel-Based Morphology Study.

Elevations in pain catastrophizing (PC) are associated with more severe pain, emotional distress and impairment within samples with chronic pain. However, brain structure correlates underlying individual differences in pain catastrophizing […]

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Prevalence, clinical characteristics and associated factors of cardiac cephalalgia: A prospective study.

The prevalence of cardiac cephalalgia is unknown and there is limited information about its clinical features. We aimed to assess the prevalence of cardiac cephalalgia, its clinical characteristics and associated […]

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Switching anti-CGRP(R) monoclonal antibodies in multi-assessed non-responder patients and implications for ineffectiveness criteria: A retrospective cohort study.

A pharmacological class effect was initially proposed for monoclonal antibodies against the calcitonin gene related peptide pathway. However, preliminary evidence shows that switching patients who were non-responding to one monoclonal […]

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“Wearing-off” efficacy of CGRP monoclonal antibodies for migraine prevention: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

A new migraine prevention, CGRP monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), is injectable on a monthly or quarterly basis. In clinical practice, some patients reported that drug effectiveness does not last until the […]

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Zilucoplan in immune-mediated necrotising myopathy: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial.

Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is an autoimmune myopathy characterised by proximal muscle weakness, high creatine kinase (CK) values, and autoantibodies recognizing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) or the signal recognition particle (SRP). […]

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Prediction models for chronic postsurgical pain in patients with breast cancer based on machine learning approaches.

This study aimed to develop prediction models for chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) after breast cancer surgery using machine learning approaches and evaluate their performance.

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Fibromyalgia predicts increased odds of pain-related addiction exacerbation among individuals with pain and opioid use disorder.

Fibromyalgia and opioid use disorder (OUD) are highly impactful chronic illnesses with substantially overlapping psychosocial, biological, and clinical features. Little previous research has examined interactions between fibromyalgia and OUD. Limiting […]

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Two Phase 3 Trials of Lebrikizumab for Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis.

Lebrikizumab, a high-affinity IgG4 monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-13, prevents the formation of the interleukin-4Rα-interleukin-13Rα1 heterodimer receptor signaling complex.

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