Researchers have developed light-activated derivatives of the anti-seizure drug carbamazepine to treat neuropathic pain in rats. A new study based at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia ...

Representative video clip of photocontrolled locomotion of zebrafis. Vehicle (black trace) treated animals show lower swimming activity and nearly absent photoresponses compared to intact ones.

Dr. Kennedy answers the question: 'Carbamazepine For Bipolar Disorder?' — -- Question: How is carbamazepine (Tegretol) used in the treatment of bipolar disorder? What are the side effects and ...

Question: I have tic douloureux and would like the latest information you have on it. Is it possible to have it on both sides of the face? I feel twinges on the other side once in a while, but I think ...

Pain is easy to understand until it isn't. A stubbed toe or sprained ankle hurts, but it makes sense because the cause is clear and the pain fades as you heal. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Q: I have trigeminal neuralgia, and take Tegretol, which helps with the pain. Before I was correctly diagnosed, I went through hell. An ear, nose and throat doctor finally made the diagnosis. Nobody ...

In a paper published in the journal Neuron, researchers report that a mechanism involving the enzyme Tiam1 in dorsal horn excitatory neurons of the spinal cord both initiates and maintains neuropathic ...