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September 2015
NEW RESEARCH REVEALS THAT MALE & FEMALE MICE USE DIFFERENT CELLS TO PROCESS PAIN
Analysis of data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) found that an estimated 25.3 million adults (11.2 percent) experience daily pain.  Research has demonstrated that women have a different sensitivity to pain but the assumption has always been that the bodies of men and women worked the same and that somehow the differences came in how pain was processed by each sex.  However, recent research in mice reveals that in fact there might be biological differences in the pathways for sending pain "input" in women and men.  This research has tremendous implications for how pain is treated and the development of medications that can better target the physiological responses of men and women.

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STEM CELLS SHOW PROMISE AS TREATMENT FOR DIABETIC NEUROPATHY
Research released earlier this summer shows that rats who received intra-muscular injections of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC's are adult stem cells traditionally found in the bone marrow. but can also be isolated from other tissues including cord blood, peripheral blood, fallopian tube, and fetal liver and lung) 12 weeks after the induction of diabetes offered potential therapeutic benefits for diabetic neuropathy.  Read more click here!
IN LIEU OF GIFTS...
Ruth, a new member to the Foundation just contacted us to let us know she is celebrating a very special birthday.  In lieu of gifts, she asked us to provide her contribution envelopes and brochures about PN that she can pass out at her party! We've also had party and wedding hosts make contributions in honor of their guests in place of party favors.  We're happy to help make your next celebration more meaningful by connecting it to dramatically improving the lives of those living with peripheral neuropathy.  For more information click here!
Are you interested in participating in a research study measuring the relative effectiveness of currently approved medications for PN?  You can play a part in the search for effective treatments for PN.  Visit our website for more information about the study and to find a research site near you.  CLICK HERE


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Educational/Support Group Meeting

Calgary Neuropathy Association is holding a meeting with Guest Speaker Dr. Noel Hershfield with Dan Vass & Steve Fader on Medical Cannabis for Neuropathy.  On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 from 12:45 - 3:00 pm. Click here for more information!
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