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It’s been said that you are what you eat, and that’s definitely true when it comes to chronic pain

We have all been there or known someone who has. You push through a relentless month at work, surviving on four hours of sleep, double shots of espresso, and pure adrenaline. The second you finally cross the finish line or take a weekend off, your body completely collapses under a sudden fever, heavy flu, or…

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Melatonin may modestly reduce chronic musculoskeletal pain and improve sleep, according to a new University of Sydney review. (CREDIT: Shutterstock)

Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of metabolic byproducts by certain gut bacteria. This imbalance drives a feedback loop that worsens chronic kidney disease (CKD) in mice. The scientists identified an investigational drug that might break the destructive cycle. The findings were published in Science