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·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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·May 6, 2015·4 min read

Dopamine Could Play a Role in Promoting Chronic Pain

New findings could open the doors for the development of treatments for chronic pain.

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·January 16, 2015·3 min read

Study Reveals Lack of Data on Opioid Drugs

A white paper from the NIH reports little to no evidence for the effectiveness of opioid drugs in treating long term chronic pain.

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·October 4, 2014·2 min read

Pain Words Stand Out More for Those Experiencing It

People suffering from chronic pain pay more attention to pain related words than those who are pain free, a new study reports.

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·July 9, 2014·2 min read

Discovery of a New Means to Erase Pain

Researchers reveal it is possible to relieve pain hypersensitivity by rekindling pain.

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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.

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·October 10, 2013·5 min read

Sticks and Stones: Brain Releases Natural Painkillers During Social Rejection

Researchers find the opioid system responds to social rejection, not just physical pain.

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·September 17, 2013·4 min read

Predicting Who Will Have Chronic Pain

Brain structure abnormalities could predispose people to chronic pain following a lower back injury, researchers suggest.

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·July 17, 2013·2 min read

Uncovering a Healthier Remedy for Chronic Pain

A new study suggests a natural derivative found in fish oil has potential for treating chronic pain and neuropathy.

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·October 25, 2012·3 min read

Sensory Neurons Identified as Critical to Sense of Touch

The findings in fruit fly larvae demonstrate the first known function for the sensory neurons and provide insights that could broaden the understanding of chronic pain syndromes in humans.

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·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.