FeaturedNeurosciencePainPsychology·October 1, 2018·4 min readVirtual Reality Reduces Pain and Increases Performance During ExerciseResearchers report virtual reality can help to lower pain levels and increase performance when undertaking physical activity. Participants using VR reported a pain intensity 10% lower than those not using the technology when performing isometric bicep curls.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPainPsychology·August 25, 2021·6 min readVirtual Reality Shown to Reduce Pain and Anxiety in ChildrenVirtual reality helps to relieve pain and anxiety for children undergoing medical procedures, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·January 4, 2017·3 min readVitamin D Deficiency Increases Chronic Headache RiskA new study links frequent chronic headaches with lower serum vitamin D levels.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·May 30, 2022·4 min readWearable Sensor Finds Dancers Are Dancing Through PainA newly designed wearable sensor shows many semi-professional and professional dancers continue to dance while experiencing significant pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·September 26, 2021·4 min readWeather Can Affect Pain ToleranceTemperature and barometric pressure are strongly related to cold pain tolerance and pressure pain tolerance, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·June 23, 2021·4 min readWestern High-Fat Diet Can Cause Chronic PainA Western-style diet, high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, increases symptoms of inflammation, neuropathy, and chronic pain. However, changing to a lower-fat diet can help reverse or relieve symptoms of inflammatory pain disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·December 10, 2020·4 min readWhen It Comes to Feeling Pain, Touch or an Itch, Location MattersStudy identifies where different cells associated with triggering sensorimotor reflexes are located in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPainPsychology·June 21, 2017·4 min readWhen Lovers Touch, Their Breathing and Heartbeat Syncs While Pain WanesStudy explores how interpersonal synchronization could help to decrease pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·November 13, 2017·5 min readWhy Head and Face Pain Cause More SufferingDuke 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.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
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·April 4, 2022·4 min readWhy Long COVID Can Cause PainCOVID-19 infection leaves a gene expression signature in the dorsal root ganglia which persist after the virus has cleared. The signature matched other gene expression patterns seen in pain caused by other conditions.Read More
