FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·June 1, 2018·4 min readThe Brain is Able to Anticipate Painful Movements Following InjuryA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPainPsychology·May 29, 2018·3 min readWhy Some Gain While in PainA new study looks at why pain enhances some people's ability to perform well.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·May 26, 2018·4 min readFrontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic PainA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·April 24, 2018·3 min readManaging Chronic Pain With LightResearchers have developed a new method that appears to successfully help treat neuropathic pain in animal models.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·February 20, 2018·4 min readJymmin: How a Combination of Exercise and Music Help Us Feel Less PainJymmin, a system that mixes working out on exercise equipment and free musical improvisation, may make us less sensitive to pain, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·January 12, 2018·4 min readDoes an Exploding Brain Network Cause Chronic Pain?University of Michigan researchers report hyperreactive brain networks may play a role in hypersensitivity associated with fibromyalgia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·November 30, 2017·5 min readBehavior Not Indicative of Pain in Stressed BabiesA 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·November 24, 2017·4 min readNew Avenue For Drug Treatment in Neuropathic PainBlocking dorsal root ganglion pain neurons from releasing microRNA-21 has an anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular level, preventing neuropathic pain, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·November 16, 2017·4 min readNew Painkillers Reduce Overdose RiskResearchers 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.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
FeaturedNeurologyPain·October 22, 2017·2 min readKetamine May Help Treat Pain in Migraine Sufferers Unresponsive to Other TreatmentsResearchers report ketamine may help to relieve pain symptoms associated with migraine in patients for whom other treatments have failed.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·October 18, 2017·6 min read‘Wasabi Receptor’ for Pain Discovered in FlatwormsDiscovery could pave the way for new treatments for chronic pain in humans, researchers report.Read More