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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.

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·September 25, 2022·4 min read

Could Monoclonal Antibodies Replace Opioids for Chronic Pain?

Researchers are developing a monthly monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain. The hope is this new therapy can replace opioids for pain management.

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·September 20, 2019·3 min read

Migraine sufferers needlessly enduring agonizing pain

Many people who suffer migraines are often diagnosed with other conditions. For those with a clinical diagnosis, many are unaware of treatment options available for pain and to slow the frequency of attacks.

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·June 1, 2016·4 min read

New Class of Pain Relievers Discovered and Tested

Researchers say a new compound simultaneously blocks two sought after pain targets.

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·May 5, 2021·5 min read

Novel CBD Analog Shows Promising Pain-Halting Effects in Mice

KLS-13019, a novel CBD analog, shows promise at reversing pain sensitivity and preventing symptoms of neuropathy in mouse models of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

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·July 24, 2019·4 min read

Researchers unlock access to pain relief potential of cannabis

The cannabis plant creates anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving molecules that are 30 times more powerful than Aspirin.

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·September 1, 2021·4 min read

A Better Understanding of Chronic Pain

Brinker-related transcription regulators play a key role in the formation of nociceptive sensation and could be a new target for pain-relieving medications.

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·December 2, 2022·5 min read

How Touch Dampens the Brain’s Response to Painful Stimuli

A simple act such as rubbing your temples when you have a headache can help to alleviate pain. Researchers say this is because pain-responsive neurons in the brain quiet down when these neurons also receive touch input.

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·April 6, 2021·6 min read

Research Identifies Gender Bias in Estimation of Patients’ Pain

Findings reveal female patients were perceived to be in less pain than males who reported and exhibited the same level of pain intensity.

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·December 17, 2021·5 min read

Pain and Anxiety Impact Breathing on a Cellular Level

Core neurons in the lateral parabrachial nucleus project to the amygdala, an area of the brain associated with fear and emotional processing of pain. Neurons in the shell project to the pre-Bötzinger complex, a region that generates breathing rhythm. Both core and shell neurons influence each other according to inputs from each area, increasing breathing rate when we are in pain or anxious.

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·April 9, 2017·6 min read

Discovery of ‘Mini-Brains’ Could Change Understanding of Pain Medication

Findings could help with the development of new painkillers to target back pain, arthritis and other pain disorders.

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·February 21, 2023·3 min read

Study Finds Link Between Chronic Pain and Dementia

People with chronic pain in multiple parts of the body have a higher risk of developing dementia and accelerated cognitive decline.

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·March 16, 2023·5 min read

The Painful Truth: Preterm Infants Don’t Adapt to Pain Like Other Babies Do

Infants who are born preterm do not habituate to repeated pain the same way in which full-term babies or adults do. Researchers believe this is because preterm infants have not yet developed the mechanism that enables people to adapt to moderate pain, which is thought to develop during the third trimester of pregnancy.

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Could Monoclonal Antibodies Replace Opioids for Chronic Pain?

Migraine sufferers needlessly enduring agonizing pain

New Class of Pain Relievers Discovered and Tested

Novel CBD Analog Shows Promising Pain-Halting Effects in Mice

Researchers unlock access to pain relief potential of cannabis

A Better Understanding of Chronic Pain

How Touch Dampens the Brain’s Response to Painful Stimuli

Research Identifies Gender Bias in Estimation of Patients’ Pain

Pain and Anxiety Impact Breathing on a Cellular Level

Discovery of ‘Mini-Brains’ Could Change Understanding of Pain Medication

Study Finds Link Between Chronic Pain and Dementia

The Painful Truth: Preterm Infants Don’t Adapt to Pain Like Other Babies Do

Blood Biomarkers Highlight Immune Disruption in Long-COVID

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