Neuroscience Research Australia

Non-invasive brain stimulation before a painful event can prevent future pain

Chronic Pain

Prevent future pain with pre-emptive, non-invasive brain stimulation

Researchers have flipped the script on the usual approach to pain relief in a new study, demonstrating that a short course of non-invasive brain stimulation before a painful event such as surgery can prevent the development of chronic pain.

Scientists call for more research into the efficacy of lower back pain medications

Chronic Pain

Drugs no better than placebos for lower back pain relief, study finds

A study of 15,000 adults suffering from acute lower back pain found that not only is the effectiveness of the medicines uncertain, but that the scientific evidence base used to inform good healthcare decisions is shockingly "fragile and incomplete."

Scientists have discovered new links between schizophrenia and the immune cells in the body

Body & Mind

Major schizophrenia breakthrough finds immune cells on the wrong side of the tracks

In what is being labeled one of the biggest breakthroughs in schizophrenia research of recent times, scientists have detected heightened immune cell activity in the brains of sufferers, providing a brand new target for further research into its causes, diagnosis and treatment.