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NIH Awards $5M to New Chronic Pain Treatment

A team of researchers at UVA are exploring deep-brain stimulation of the insula to treat chronic pain.

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Opioids were a viable option for chronic pain treatment, but aggressive prescribing and questionable business practices did more harm than good. A recent EurekAlert! article discussed a new method for treating chronic pain, and the National Institutes of Health is betting on it by funding a clinical trial. The method revolves around brain stimulation in a specific region that controls pain perception, and the NIH has granted the team behind it a cool $5 million.

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