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·February 25, 2014·3 min read

Phantom Limb Pain Relieved When Amputated Arm Is Put Back to Work

A new method of treating phantom limb pain which utilizes several technologies is providing successful.

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·January 14, 2014·2 min read

Brain Structure Shows Who is Most Sensitive to Pain

A new neuroimaging study finds the brain's structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain.

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·January 13, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction

Researchers describe a pair of drug candidates which advance the search for new treatments for addiction, pain and other disorders.

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·January 12, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Solve 40-year Mystery of How Sodium Controls Opioid Brain Signaling

Researchers discover how sodium influences the signalling of opioid receptors.

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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 31, 2013·2 min read

Research Finds Pain in Infancy Alters Response to Stress and Anxiety Later in Life

Infants who do not receive analgesics while undergoing treatment and tests in neonatal intensive care could have permanently altered future responses to anxiety, pain and stress in adulthood, a new study reports.

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·October 29, 2013·2 min read

It’s Shocking: Ultra-Focused Electric Current Helps Brain Curb Pain

Researchers treat pain by 'shocking' the brain with low doses of electrical current delivered non-invasively to patients.

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·October 24, 2013·3 min read

Grasshopper Mice Are Numb to the Pain of the Bark Scorpion Sting

The toxic sting from scorpions acts as an analgesic, rather than pain stimulant, in grasshopper mice, new research finds.

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·October 15, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Unravel Mechanisms in Chronic Itching

Neurons which send itch signals also co-opt pain neurons to intensify the itching sensation, a new study reports.

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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.

The image shows an fMRI pain brain scan overlayed over a woman's head who appears to be in pain.

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·June 20, 2013·3 min read

Social Rejection May Not Prompt Same Response in Brain as Does Physical Pain After All

New research finds the pain of social rejection might not prompt the same brain response as physical pain, as previously thought.

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·June 13, 2013·2 min read

Study Points to Role of Nervous System in Arthritis

A new study supports growing evidence that the nervous system and nerve growth factor (NGF) play a significant role in arthritis. The findings also suggest reducing elevated NGF levels could be key in developing treatments for arthritis pain.