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·April 2, 2026·9 min read

Brain Circuit That “Invents” Chronic Pain Identified

Neuroscientists have identified a dedicated brain circuit responsible for chronic pain. By silencing this loop, researchers were able to end pain hypersensitivity in mice without affecting their ability to feel necessary, acute pain.

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·April 1, 2026·9 min read

High-Potency Opioid Relieves Pain Without the Risks

Researchers have engineered a novel nitazene-based opioid, DFNZ, that provides potent pain relief without causing respiratory depression or addiction. The "superagonist" drug could revolutionize treatment for chronic pain and opioid use disorder.

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·March 25, 2026·9 min read

Tiny Fat Molecule Triggers the Sensation of Cold

Scientists have mapped the atomic movement of TRPM8, the protein that senses cold and menthol. This "molecular movie" reveals how lipids lock the protein open, providing a new target for treating cold-induced pain.

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·March 19, 2026·9 min read

Why Chronic Pain Leads to Depression

New research reveals that the hippocampus acts as a control center for chronic pain, and a specific "inflammatory switch" determines who develops depression.

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·March 13, 2026·10 min read

How Others’ Opinions Sculpt Your Physical Pain

A new study reveals how social "suggestions" act as a volume knob for pain, creating feedback loops that make negative experiences persist.

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·March 3, 2026·8 min read

Chronic Back Pain Makes the World Sound Harsher

New research shows that chronic back pain rewires the brain to amplify sound, but specialized therapy can reset the brain's "volume knob."

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·March 3, 2026·8 min read

AI Decodes the “Brain Fingerprint” of Chronic Pain

Researchers identify personalized "pain connectomes" in the brain, proving that chronic pain can be objectively measured through precision neuroimaging.

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·February 21, 2026·6 min read

How Your Brain Knows It’s Cold

How do we feel the frost? Scientists have captured the first atomic-level images of the body’s "cold sensor" in action, revealing how menthol tricks our brain.

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·December 8, 2025·4 min read

Nicotine Withdrawal Makes Smokers More Sensitive to Pain

A new study shows that abstinent smokers experience heightened pain sensitivity linked to altered activity in specific brain regions. Compared to nonsmokers, abstinent smokers required more postoperative pain relief—especially opioids—and their pain sensitivity increased the longer they remained nicotine-free.

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·November 27, 2025·6 min read

Watching Pain on Screen Can Make Your Body Flinch

Watching someone experience pain on screen activates your own brain’s touch-processing system in a highly organized, body-specific way. Visual regions of the brain contain hidden maps of the body that allow sight alone to trigger sensations normally produced by physical contact.

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·November 7, 2025·5 min read

Nano Tech Helps CBD Quiet Pain at the Source

A new study shows that CBD delivered through a nano-micelle system can cross the blood–brain barrier and produce rapid neuropathic pain relief. The formulation, called CBD-IN, helped mice within 30 minutes and avoided the motor and cognitive side effects often seen with conventional pain drugs.

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·October 23, 2025·6 min read

Pain Resilience, Not Pain Itself, Predicts How Active People Stay

A new study reveals that how people think about and cope with chronic pain is more important than the pain itself in determining physical activity levels. Researchers found that individuals with higher pain resilience — the ability to maintain positive functioning despite pain — were significantly more active than those with lower resilience.