chronic pain

Largest genetic study links fibromyalgia to 26 regions in the nervous system

The largest genetic study of fibromyalgia ever conducted has identified 26 genomic regions associated with the chronic pain condition, providing what researchers call the strongest evidence yet that it is rooted in the nervous system rather than being a psychological…

First cannabis-based chronic pain drug wins approval in Germany and Austria

German biopharmaceutical company Vertanical announced on Monday that Exilby (VER-01), a cannabis-derived oral tincture, has received marketing authorization in Germany for the treatment of chronic low back pain with a neuropathic component, making it the first cannabis-based medication explicitly approved…