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·October 12, 2016·5 min read

Touching Research: Fighting Pain Through Knowledge of Sensory Organs in Fingertips

Researchers look at how sensory organs in the skin work, The findings may help solve certain sensory pain disorders.

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·October 11, 2016·4 min read

How the Naked Mole Rat Escapes Inflammatory Pain

Findings from a study of naked mole rats could be important for helping develop pain therapies for humans.

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·October 4, 2016·6 min read

Can You Zap Your Brain Back to Health?

Researchers have develop an MRI method whereby the magnetic fields induced by tDCS currents can be visualized in living humans.

Image shows immature inhibitory neuron precursors.

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·September 23, 2016·7 min read

Human Neuron Transplants Treat Spinal Cord Injury in Mice

Researchers have successfully transplanted human neurons to treat symptoms of spinal cord injury in mice. The researchers believe this could pave the way for eventual treatment in humans.

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·September 12, 2016·3 min read

Music Reduces Anxiety and Pain For Biopsy Patients

Music therapy may help reduce pain and anxiety for those undergoing a biopsy for breast cancer, researchers report.

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·September 1, 2016·3 min read

Connection Between Chronic Pain and Anxiety Disorders

Researchers provide new insight into the little understood connection between chronic pain and anxiety.

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·August 22, 2016·3 min read

New Drug Target Could Prevent Tolerance and Addiction to Opioids

A new study reports researchers have discovered a brain mechanism that could be a suitable target to prevent addiction and tolerance to opioids.

Image shows synthesized analgesic compound PZM 21.

Featured Neurology Pain

·August 18, 2016·3 min read

Designer Agent Blocks Pain Without Morphine’s Side Effects: Mouse Study

Researchers have developed a new compound that selectively targets the brain's analgesic circuitry, but does not trigger potentially lethal side effects like traditional opioids.