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Preclinical Models of Diabetic Neuropathy: STZ, High Fat Diet, and the ZDF Rat

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy affects nearly half of people living with diabetes, and it remains one of the harder complications to treat. The...

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From Acute to Chronic: Where the 2026 Sodium Channel Programs Are Headed

As of August 2026, acute post-surgical pain has an approved non-opioid sodium channel blocker and a second program with published Phase 2b data....

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Modeling diabetic neuropathy with mechanistic and translational considerations

Diabetic neuropathy affects nearly half of individuals living with diabetes, yet its underlying biological drivers remain only partially defined....

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Critical Endpoints in Preclinical Pain Studies: Behavioral, Biomarker, and Electrophysiology Assessments

Developing effective therapeutics for pain requires selecting endpoints that accurately reflect the biological, functional, and neurophysiological...

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A Closer Look at Neuroma in Pigs and Sex-Specific Pain Responses

At the forefront of translational large-animal research, our team has developed clinically relevant pig models to study nerve injury and pain....

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International Congress on Neuropathic Pain 2025

We had the opportunity to present at NeuPSIG 2025 in Berlin, sharing our latest findings in neuropathic pain research. The conference offered...

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New Poster: Peripheral Nerve injury Models

MD Biosciences attended the Peripheral Nerve Society 2025 and presented on our pig peripheral nerve injury model. The poster presents the development...

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Behavioral Assessments in Preclinical Models

Neurological diseases often result in a combination of motor and cognitive deficits. To gain a broader understanding of the underlying biological...

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Behavioral Assessments in Preclinical Pain Models

Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 adults in the US, making it one of the most common chronic conditions 1. Approved analgesics often lack efficacy and have...

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