Pain Content

Turning Tarantula Venom Into Pain Relief

Andy Fell — July 14, 2021 - 12:07pm

Researchers at ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis are developing a new type of pain medication from an unusual source — tarantula venom.

The project is part of the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative, aimed at ending opioid addiction and creating non-addictive therapies to treat pain.

Counties With More Cannabis Dispensaries Show Reduced Opioid Deaths

Karen Michele Nikos — January 28, 2021 - 10:50am

First study to examine the association between active cannabis dispensary operations and opioid-related mortality rates at the county level and both medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries. Suggests alternative pain management could improve public health outcomes, researchers said.

��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis, Crocker Art Museum Seek Participants for New Study

Karen Michele Nikos — June 01, 2020 - 9:47am

The virtual museum experience: Can it help reduce social isolation and chronic pain?

This blog post contributed by ��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Health

Can participating in virtual, online museum programs help people with chronic pain feel more socially connected? Could those social connections provide some relief from the burden of that pain?

��ϲ��Ͽ� Davis Health and the Crocker Art Museum are collaborating on chronic pain research using online museum programs during the pandemic.

Student Manages Pain with Paint

Karen Michele Nikos — August 19, 2019 - 2:35pm