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·March 29, 2022·3 min read

Little Understood Brain Region Linked to How We Perceive Pain

Study reveals how the claustrum plays a vital role in how we experience and perceive pain.

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·March 26, 2022·3 min read

Men and Women Process Pain Signals Differently

Spinal cord neurons process pain differently in men and women, a new study reveals.

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·March 25, 2022·4 min read

COVID-19 Infection Linked to Higher Risk of Neuropathy

A number of patients who contracted COVID-19 in the early months of the pandemic reported symptoms of neuropathy, including pain, tingling sensations, and numbness that lasted up to three months after recovery. The findings suggest COVID-19 may have lingering effects on peripheral nerves.

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·March 20, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Map Human Sensory Neurons, Pursue Chronic Pain Cure

Study reveals how the origins of pain are generated by nociceptors in the dorsal root ganglia.

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·February 28, 2022·1 min read

Nostalgia Can Relieve Pain

Viewing nostalgic images of items and scenes associated with childhood can help to reduce pain perception.

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·February 11, 2022·4 min read

New Clues in the Brain Linking Pain and Food

Brain circuitry responsible for motivation and pleasure is activated when a person experiences pain. The findings reveal a link as to why some people may overeat when they experience chronic pain.

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·February 1, 2022·4 min read

Exercise Harder if You Want to Ward off Pain Due to Aging

Participating in high levels of physical activities, such as swimming or a game of tennis, once a week helps stave off chronic musculoskeletal pain.

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·December 20, 2021·7 min read

Can a Dangerous Microbe Offer a New Way to Silence Pain?

A specific anthrax toxin blocks multiple types of pain in mouse models, a new study reports.

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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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·December 16, 2021·2 min read

Differences in Brain Structure and Genetics Linked to Chronic Pain

Genetic differences contribute to both an increased risk of certain types of chronic pain and a reduction in the size of specific brain regions.

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·November 16, 2021·4 min read

Single Molecule Within a Specific Plant Used by Native Americans Can Treat Both Pain and Diarrhea

The extracts of certain plants long used by Native Americans as topical analgesics activate the KCNQ2/3 potassium channel. The compounds provide pain relief and prevent diarrhea.

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·October 18, 2021·5 min read

Brain Circuitry Identified That May Be Responsible for Negative Emotional Aspects of Pain

A new rodent study uncovers a neural circuit in the brain that appears to govern pain-induced anhedonia. Altering the activity of this circuit restored motivation in pre-clinical models of pain.

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Little Understood Brain Region Linked to How We Perceive Pain

Men and Women Process Pain Signals Differently

COVID-19 Infection Linked to Higher Risk of Neuropathy

Researchers Map Human Sensory Neurons, Pursue Chronic Pain Cure

Nostalgia Can Relieve Pain

New Clues in the Brain Linking Pain and Food

Exercise Harder if You Want to Ward off Pain Due to Aging

Can a Dangerous Microbe Offer a New Way to Silence Pain?

Pain and Anxiety Impact Breathing on a Cellular Level

Differences in Brain Structure and Genetics Linked to Chronic Pain

Single Molecule Within a Specific Plant Used by Native Americans Can Treat Both Pain and Diarrhea

Brain Circuitry Identified That May Be Responsible for Negative Emotional Aspects of Pain

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

Study Overturns Decades of External Axon Growth Theory

Study Shatters Assumptions About Brain Connectome Dynamics

Earliest Evidence of Right-Handedness Found

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