New research suggests that difficult experiences in childhood may prime the nervous system for chronic pain later in life. A ...

Four tiny 3D organs connected themselves in a lab dish, forming a replica of the human pain pathway, in a new study. The discovery allows scientists to better understand chronic pain and how pain ...

All over the body are tiny sensors called nociceptors whose job is to spot potentially harmful stimuli and send warning ...

A breakthrough discovery reveals how the SLC45A4 gene fine-tunes polyamine transport in sensory neurons, reshaping our understanding of pain and opening new paths for targeted therapies. Study: ...

Asking people how much money they would accept to experience pain again can provide a more accurate and comparable measure of pain levels than the familiar 1-10 scale, according to an international ...

The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and females process pain, a mouse study finds. When you purchase through links on ...

Pain can result from a variety of factors. Some types of pain come and go, while others are long-lasting. Non-opioid and opioid medicines can be used to help manage different types of pain. Non-opioid ...

A gelatin memristor with 16 stable conductance states mimics biological pain perception, rating intensity, sensitizing after injury, and self-healing while directly controlling mouse muscle response.