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·September 21, 2020·5 min read

Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than the Elderly

Middle-ages adults are reporting more chronic pain symptoms than older generations. Those who are less educated are more likely to report symptoms of chronic pain.

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·October 30, 2015·4 min read

Therapy Could Help Chronic Pain Sufferers Get a Good Night’s Sleep

Researchers report chronic pain sufferers could benefit from cognitive therapy to help them sleep better.

Featured Neurology Pain

·August 28, 2018·4 min read

Novel Brain Network Linked to Chronic Pain in Parkinson’s

Researchers have identified a novel, pain sensing network that links the subthalamic nucleus to a pain processing network in mouse models of Parkinson's disease.

Featured Neuroscience Pain

·June 13, 2022·3 min read

Chronic Pain in Gulf War Veterans Linked to Brain Structure Changes

Neuroimaging study reveals those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome who experience chronic pain have increased volume in brain areas associated with pain processing and smaller volume in areas associated with pain regulation.

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Featured Neurology Pain

·June 29, 2015·3 min read

Men and Women Process Pain Differently

According to a new study, women and men have different sensitivity to pain and women are more likely to suffer from chronic pain conditions.

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·September 26, 2019·4 min read

Molecular link between chronic pain and depression revealed

Inhibitory inputs to the neural circuit between the dorsolateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (dlBNST) to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) increase when a person is in chronic pain. This alteration is mediated by enhanced corticotropin-releasing factor signaling within the dlBNST, leading to suppression of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system. The result is depressive mood and anhedonia associated with chronic pain.

Featured Neurology Pain

·April 30, 2020·2 min read

A potential treatment for chronic pain

A newly developed peptide called Tat-P4-(C5)2 is targets and only affects nerve changes that pose a problem resulting in chronic pain. Previous studies have also shown the peptide can also reduce addiction.

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Featured Neuroscience Pain Psychology

·January 30, 2023·5 min read

How Ketamine Acts as Antidepressant in Chronic Pain

Chronic pain in mice activates Tiam1 in pyramidal neurons in the anterior cingulate cortex, increasing the number of dendritic spines and inducing synaptic plasticity. Ketamine's antidepressant effect in chronic pain is mediated by the drug blocking Tiam1-dependent maladaptive synaptic plasticity in ACC neurons.

Neurology

·July 2, 2012·2 min read

Why Chronic Pain is All in Your Head

Researchers were able to predict, with 85 percent accuracy at the beginning of the study, which participants would go on to develop chronic pain based on the level of interaction between the frontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens.