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Pain Neuroscience news articles cover science research about pain receptors, nociceptors, nociception, sensory neurons, somatosensory cortex, chronic pain, acute pain, nocioceptors, musculoskeletal pain, therapies, phantom limb pain and other pain research.

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·February 21, 2017·3 min read

Compound From Marine Snails May Provide Alternative to Opioids

Researchers have discovered a compound from marine snails that is able to block pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids.

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·January 12, 2017·4 min read

Harnessing Pain Relieving Properties of Cannabis Without Addictive Effects

A new study suggests developing new therapeutics that use cannabinoid receptors to treat chronic pain.

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·January 4, 2017·3 min read

Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Chronic Headache Risk

A new study links frequent chronic headaches with lower serum vitamin D levels.

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·December 4, 2016·4 min read

Novel Compound to Alleviate Pain and Itch Identified

A new study identifies a possible candidate to help alleviate pain and itch sensations.

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·December 1, 2016·5 min read

Autism Linked Protein Crucial For Feeling Pain

TRPV1 and SHANK3 could play a role in pain insensitivity in people with autism, a new study reports.

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·November 29, 2016·3 min read

Just Watching Hurts! Signs of Pain Seen in the Brain

Researchers report abnormal activation in areas that respond to normal pain when a person with CRPS witnesses another person experience painful stimuli.

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·November 11, 2016·3 min read

Pain Sensors Specialized for Specific Sensations

Researchers discover over 85 percent of pain sensing neurons are sensitive to one specific type of pain event.

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·November 11, 2016·3 min read

Pain is Not Just a Matter of Nerves

Researchers reveal the role glial cells play in the sensation of pain.

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·November 3, 2016·4 min read

Tuning the Brain to Alleviate Pain

According to researchers, both visual and auditory stimulation can significantly induce pain intensity.

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·October 27, 2016·5 min read

Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Relief Found in Brain

Researchers believe their finding could usher in a new era of personalized interventions to help chronic pain sufferers.

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·October 27, 2016·5 min read

Cause of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees Identified

According to researchers, a reorganization of wiring in the brain could be an underlying cause of phantom limb pain experienced by amputees.

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·October 12, 2016·5 min read

Touching Research: Fighting Pain Through Knowledge of Sensory Organs in Fingertips

Researchers look at how sensory organs in the skin work, The findings may help solve certain sensory pain disorders.

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