Mindfulness-based stress reduction can help reduce symptoms of neuropathic pain in breast cancer survivors. Read More
Pain
Pain Neuroscience news articles cover science research about pain receptors, nociceptors, nociception, sensory neurons, somatosensory cortex, chronic pain, acute pain, nocioceptors, musculoskeletal pain, therapies, phantom limb pain and other pain research.
People who use cannabis as a form of pain management report sleeplessness, nausea, and changes in mood or behavior when they go a significant time without using the drug. Read More
Study explores the role the reward system plays in chronic pain, finding emotional and physical pain are bidirectional. Opioids, researchers report, ultimately make things worse. Read More
Patients exposed to soothing music while under general anesthetic experienced less postoperative pain and had lower opioid consumption following surgery. Read More
Study identifies where different cells associated with triggering sensorimotor reflexes are located in the spinal cord. Read More
Stimulating noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus that carry signals from the brain down the spinal dorsal horn activates astrocytes. The astrocyte activation results in hypersensitivity to pain. Read More
A study of four drugs to combat chronic neuropathic pain finds Nortriptyline has the highest efficacious percentage and lowest quit rate. Read More
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 suppresses pain. Findings suggest the pain suppression caused by the infection may be responsible for viral spread, as people do not feel as ill as they actually are. Read More
Skin-to-skin contact between a parent and newborn reduces how strongly a baby's brain responds to pain. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Unlike long-term opioid use, frequent cannabis use does not increase sensitivity to pain. Read More
