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·January 12, 2016·5 min read

Increased Risk of Depression Linked to Long Term Opioid Use

According to a new report, long term use of opioid for pain can increase the risk of patients developing depression.

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·March 2, 2017·4 min read

Sex Differences in Brain Activity Alter Pain Therapies

The microglia in women's brains are more active in regions involved in pain processing, a new study reports.

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·August 31, 2022·5 min read

Old Cancer Drugs Hint at New Ways to Beat Chronic Pain

Repurposing drugs used in the treatment of lung cancer could offer hope for symptom relief for patients suffering from chronic pain.

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·August 22, 2019·6 min read

Scorpion toxin that targets ‘wasabi receptor’ may help solve mystery of chronic pain

WaTx, a short protein in the venom of Australian Black Rock scorpions, is helping researchers uncover new information about chronic pain and inflammation.

This shows a man holding his back in pain

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·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.

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·June 1, 2016·4 min read

New Class of Pain Relievers Discovered and Tested

Researchers say a new compound simultaneously blocks two sought after pain targets.

This is a diagram of the dopamine pathway in the brain.

Featured Neurology Pain

·August 24, 2015·4 min read

Antidepressants Reduce Neuropathic Pain by Altering Signaling Protein Levels in Nucleus Accumbens

Researchers believe the newly understood mechanism could yield insights into more precise future treatments for nerve pain and depression.

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·December 13, 2022·3 min read

A Handy Lesson About Pain and the Brain in Stroke Survivors

Following a stroke, chronic pain can alter body perception and trick the brain into believing the affected hand is a different size. This increases the risk of accidents.

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·November 5, 2013·3 min read

Torture Permanently Damages Normal Perception of Pain

Prisoners of war experience dysfunctional perception and regulation of pain many years after their release. Researchers believe this could be a result of torture they received while incarcerated.