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·July 4, 2018·5 min read

Study Finds No Strong Evidence Cannabis Reduces Chronic Pain

A controversial new study reports cannabis may not be as helpful in treating chronic pain as believed. Researchers say they have found no clear evidence that cannabis can reduce pain severity or pain interference in those with chronic non cancer pain.

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·June 1, 2018·4 min read

The Brain is Able to Anticipate Painful Movements Following Injury

A new study reports, following an injury, the motor areas of the brain reduce signaling to a muscle if the muscle is responsible for producing painful movements, but enhances signaling if the muscle counteracts the painful movement.

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·May 29, 2018·3 min read

Why Some Gain While in Pain

A new study looks at why pain enhances some people's ability to perform well.

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·May 26, 2018·4 min read

Frontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic Pain

A new study reveals, in rodents, some spinal pain begins in the frontal cortex. Researchers say the findings could help in the development of new treatments for chronic pain.

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·April 24, 2018·3 min read

Managing Chronic Pain With Light

Researchers have developed a new method that appears to successfully help treat neuropathic pain in animal models.

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·February 20, 2018·4 min read

Jymmin: How a Combination of Exercise and Music Help Us Feel Less Pain

Jymmin, a system that mixes working out on exercise equipment and free musical improvisation, may make us less sensitive to pain, researchers report.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

Does an Exploding Brain Network Cause Chronic Pain?

University of Michigan researchers report hyperreactive brain networks may play a role in hypersensitivity associated with fibromyalgia.

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·November 30, 2017·5 min read

Behavior Not Indicative of Pain in Stressed Babies

A new study reveals newborns who are stressed by their environment have a greater neural pain response following a routine skin lance than babies who are not stressed. However, the neural response is not matched by their physical reaction to pain.

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·November 24, 2017·4 min read

New Avenue For Drug Treatment in Neuropathic Pain

Blocking dorsal root ganglion pain neurons from releasing microRNA-21 has an anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular level, preventing neuropathic pain, researchers report.

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·November 16, 2017·4 min read

New Painkillers Reduce Overdose Risk

Researchers have developed a new pain killer that is on par with conventional opioids, but does not affect respiration, which is the main cause of opioid overdose.

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·November 13, 2017·5 min read

Why Head and Face Pain Cause More Suffering

Duke researchers have discovered head and facial sensory neurons are directly wired into one of the brain's main emotional signaling hubs. Sensory neurons throughout the rest of the body are indirectly connected to the system. The findings help explain why head and face pains are more emotionally draining than other pains.