A new study reports humans are able to empathize with robots they perceive to be in pain.
Genomic research finds those who inherited a special ion channel from Neanderthals experience more pain.
Altered pain perception could be a new biomarker to assess late-onset Alzheimer's risk in cognitively healthy individuals with the AopE4 gene before symptoms occur.
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.
According to a new report, long term use of opioid for pain can increase the risk of patients developing depression.
An extract of turmeric is more effective than a placebo at reducing pain in those with knee osteoarthritis. Following 12 weeks of exposure to the extract, people reported less pain than those taking a placebo.
New findings could open the doors for the development of treatments for chronic pain.
In a groundbreaking finding, researchers have identified a new sensory organ under the skin that can detect pain as a result of impact or pinpricks. The organ comprises of glial cells with multiple long protrusions which collectively make up the mesh-like organ under the skin.
Skin-to-skin contact between a parent and newborn reduces how strongly a baby's brain responds to pain.
Higher pain intensity was linked to reductions in working memory ability and increased activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.
Study reveals the brain yields at least three different responses to pain, and these responses are independent of each other.
