FeaturedNeurosciencePain·May 2, 2022·3 min readHow Antidepressants Treat Nerve PainResearchers identify the mechanisms behind tricyclic antidepressants' ability to help relieve nerve pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePainPsychology·July 25, 2021·4 min readThe Future of Psychedelic ScienceFrom treating depression and other mental health disorders, to helping relieve chronic pain, researchers discuss the advantages and implications of psychedelic treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 29, 2022·3 min readLittle Understood Brain Region Linked to How We Perceive PainStudy reveals how the claustrum plays a vital role in how we experience and perceive pain.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·August 8, 2021·3 min readVitamin D Reduces Need for Opioid Pain Relief in Cancer PatientsCancer patients with vitamin D deficiency under palliative care reported a decreased need for opioids to control pain and reduced symptoms of fatigue when given vitamin D supplementation.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·January 26, 2023·5 min readSupplementation With Amino Acid Serine Eases Diabetes Associated NeuropathyLower levels of serine and glycine were associated with a higher risk of neuropathic pain in mouse models of diabetes. Supplementing the diets of the mice with serine reduced symptoms of neuropathy. Researchers say the findings provide a new way in which to identify people at risk of diabetic neuropathy and a potential treatment option.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·September 11, 2018·3 min readPain Response in Babies’ Brains Controlled in a Similar Way to AdultsFunctional connectivity within a specific neural network helps dampen a newborn's brain activity in response to pain, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·March 4, 2020·3 min readHormone that causes women to experience more pain than men identifiedResearchers report the hormone prolactin, more commonly associated with lactation in new mothers, may underlie why women are more vulnerable to developing functional pain syndromes than men.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePainPsychology·July 18, 2021·5 min readWhy It Hurts to See Others Suffer: Pain and Empathy Linked in the BrainReducing sensitivity to physical pain resulted in a reduction of pain empathy toward others, a study found. The results suggest a possible neurobiological link between pain and empathy.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·May 4, 2016·5 min readPain Causes Older Adults to Develop More Inflammation Over TimeAs we age, we grow more sensitive to pain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·July 11, 2019·4 min readMathematical Model Explores Daily Rhythms in Pain SensitivityA new mathematical model can accurately reproduce experimental results on pain sensitivity and predict how the results are affected by the time of day.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosPain·October 4, 2020·4 min readPain Relief Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain Coronavirus SpreadSARS-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
FeaturedNeurologyPain·June 29, 2015·3 min readMen and Women Process Pain DifferentlyAccording to a new study, women and men have different sensitivity to pain and women are more likely to suffer from chronic pain conditions.Read More
