A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

The findings suggest that while chronic pain was associated with accelerated brain aging in earlier studies, healthy ...

Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A ...

A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphins (natural painkillers) and promotes the production of anti-inflammatory ...

Although there are still many unknowns about debilitating chronic pain, scientists have found the brain region chronic pain is processed in. Credit: Robina Weermeijer, Unsplash When you stub your toe, ...

But Bongiorno wasn’t asking for drugs — she simply wanted help. For two years, Bongiorno, 54, had been living with pain that she describes as a deep burning sensation far worse than kidney stones or ...

One reason that chronic pain, mental or physical is consistently solvable is the brain’s property of neuroplasticity. Your brain physically constantly changes based on the nature of the sensory input.

As a chronic pain sufferer, I sometimes surprise people by telling them that my pain doesn’t have a physical cause. It’s a mind-body thing, I say, related to stress and emotions. To many, this sounds ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...