Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain relief after surgery. Why? New from JNeurosci, Zhijie Lu, from Fudan University Minhang Hospital, and Kai Wei, from…
Reaching for CBD-infused lotion or oil may seem like a low-risk way to find pain relief, but little is actually…
Pain affects activity levels, but how individuals understand and act in the face of pain can make a difference, a…
Researchers from the University of Sydney have used placebo pain relief to uncover a map-like system in the brainstem that…
Terpenes from the Cannabis sativa plant may be a viable medication for fibromyalgia and post-surgical pain relief, according to University…
A new study led by University of Calgary professor Dr. Tuan Trang, PhD, may help to explain why there is…
A research team from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, University of Ohio and the University of Texas has developed an…
Chronic pain affects millions of people, and women tend to experience more severe and frequent pain compared to men. In…
When taken at the first signs of a migraine, before headache pain begins, a drug called ubrogepant may be effective…
A new study led by Prof. Shoham Choshen-Hillel and Mika Guzikevits from the Hebrew University, Dr. Alex Gileles-Hillel from Hebrew…
A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety…
AlgoTherapeutix (AlgoTx), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing targeted, first-in-class therapeutics for peripheral neuropathic pain, announces it has dosed the…
The team surrounding Professor Martin Diers and Benjamin Mosch analysed the magnetic resonance imaging data of 23 female patients with…
Neuropathic pain — abnormal hypersensitivity to stimuli — is associated with impaired quality of life and is often poorly managed….
New research has found some antidepressants may be effective in treating certain chronic pain conditions, but others lack convincing evidence…
The brains of Gulf War Veterans with chronic pain possess larger pain processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions compared…
Dr Philip Lage-Hansen and colleagues used the EULAR Congress to share their new data on the prevalence of fulfilment of…
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease of unknown origin, which is characterized by chronic pain and often accompanied by symptoms of depression….
Juvenile fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by a chronic pain affecting the whole body. It also causes fatigue as well…
It’s not all in your head, but your expectations can sway your perception of pain intensity. Information about expectations —…
Can the weather affect pain from conditions like arthritis or migraine? It may sound like an old superstition – but…
Pain distribution as reported on a body map, on its own, can be used to assign patients to distinct subgroups…
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in collaboration with the University…
It’s been hailed as a wonder drug and it’s certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the Cannabidiol (or CBD)…
The pandemic has impacted significantly on people who suffer chronic pain. A study performed by the eHealth Lab, a research…
Yale School of Medicine researchers report the first demonstration that a single mutation in a human sodium channel gene can…
Fibromyalgia and resistance exercise have often been considered an impossible combination. But with proper support and individually adjusted exercises, female…