Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...
Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body. They ...
Salk scientists uncover a key neural circuit in mice that gives pain its emotional punch, opening new doors for treating fibromyalgia, migraine, and PTSD LA JOLLA (July 9, 2025)—Pain isn’t just a ...
Pain isn't just a physical sensation-it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting injury into long-term suffering. Researchers at the Salk Institute have ...
A novel biomarker signature may offer a more objective way of predicting pain sensitivity, new research suggested. Investigators utilized the biomarker, which consisted of two measures — sensorimotor ...
A study found 26 DNA regions tied to fibromyalgia, showing the disorder originates in the brain’s pain circuits, not in muscles.
Pain is not simply “in your head”—and reducing it to a brain-first narrative risks both stigma and substandard care. Real pain often originates in the body, whether from a fractured bone, spinal ...
A variety of pain-relieving drugs are available both over the counter and by prescription. SelectStock/Vetta via Getty Images Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous. To avoid injury, ...
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