Pain is one of our senses – like vision, hearing, or taste. It aids our survival by identifying noxious and harmful stimuli. But unlike the other sensations, it's ethically challenging for us to study ...
Do red-haired people really experience pain differently and need more anesthesia? Read on to learn what the latest research ...
Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that certain experimental compounds can amplify pain relief ...
Taking anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery is fairly standard protocol. But a new study from researchers at Michigan State ...
Taking anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery is fairly standard protocol. But a new study from researchers at Michigan State University suggests this ...
New research reveals previously unknown ways opioid receptors can function, opening the door to safer pain treatments.
Pain serves as a warning system for actual or potential tissue damage but has a devastating impact when it lasts beyond its physiological role. Effective treatments for chronic pain remain a largely ...
—A better understanding of migraine pathophysiology highlights the functions of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which has a critical role in the central and peripheral pathways leading to ...
I work a lot with physical pain patients and see chronic pain’s devastating effects. As a psychologist, I work with these individuals to find effective ways of struggling through the day even though ...
Men and women don’t experience pain the same way. Give someone an electric shock; bind a tourniquet tighter and tighter around their leg; submerge their hand in icy water; prick them with a pin: ...