People with depression may be more prone to experiencing period pain, potentially due to genetic factors in part, a new study ...

The following is a summary of “Chronic pain-induced functional and structural alterations in the brain: a multi-modal meta-analysis,” published in the November 2024 issue of Pain by Zeng et al.

By focusing on innovative, long-lasting pain relief methods, Brixton is well-positioned to contribute to the shift away from opioid dependence. The company’s technologies align with the objectives of ...

Depression may increase the risk of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea, through mechanisms such as sleep disturbances.

Pain signals travel through the nervous system with the help of proteins known as calcium channels, which play a crucial role ...

A new study has identified a specific brain pathway that could explain how positive expectations of relief reduce pain, even ...

greater benefits could be gained in the future by targeting newly discovered pain mechanisms. We used single-soma deep RNA sequencing to generate a high-resolution atlas of human somatosensory ...

The mechanism of action for the targeted prodrug ... which are present in much higher amounts at sites of pain than the rest of the body. This means that the prodrug, designed and made in ...

However, researchers have been unable to explain the specific mechanism behind this deficiency. In this paper, the researchers propose that psychopaths' inability to learn from painful outcomes could ...