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A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the brain’s somatosensory cortex, increasing the…
Sensorimotor retraining alters how people think about their body in pain, how they process sensory information from their back, and how they move their back…
The soft flexible device bends and stretches with the body, without the need for bulky, rigid hardware. Credit: Northwestern University New device has the potential…
Saffron is a spice extracted from the saffron crocus flower that may be able to help treat arthritis. Arthritis is a painful inflammation of the…
Sound reduces pain in mice by lowering the activity of neurons in the brain’s auditory cortex (green and magenta) that project to the thalamus. Credit:…
A wide variety of pain-relieving drugs are available both over the counter and by prescription. While pain can be horrible, it serves a useful purpose.…
New research from McGill University reveals blocking inflammation may lead to chronic pain. Findings may change how we treat acute pain Whenever you have a…
A new research study finds that medicinal cannabis reduces cancer-related pain and the need for opiate-based painkillers. Medicinal cannabis reduces cancer-related pain and the need…
Scientists discover how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment of chronic pain-related psychiatric disorders in humans. Neuronal plasticity in…
Animal study reveals pain-associated gene expression signature that remains after infection clears; findings could lead to new pain treatments. A new animal study has provided…
Those hoping to avoid one of the worst side effects of aging – bone, joint, and muscle pain that doesn’t go away – might need…
Fan Wang’s studies of how the brain controls pain may one day lead to new treatments that could help millions of people. Credit: M. Scott…
[embedded content]University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a new procedure to treat a painful foot condition called plantar fasciitis. A patient’s own fat is injected…
Study shows toxin from anthrax microbe affects pain in mice. Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and…
Survey conducted in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland suggests that COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused…
This image shows the structure of compound 194 (yellow sticks) overlaid on an electrophysiology trace showing reduced sodium currents (yellow vs. black lines) from cells…
Previously unrecognized control point identified as target for drugs that block transition. A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers is the first…
Two thirds of patients found relief; benefits lasted one year. Rethinking what causes pain and how great of a threat it is can provide chronic…
An illustration of the cryogenic electron microscopy structure of the human adenosine A1 receptor (coloured blue) bound to its signalling protein (coloured pink, green, and…