Experts at SICP 2025 outline how molecular mechanisms and bedside assessments can guide personalised treatment for ...

Researchers at Tulane University have identified a previously unknown mechanism that activates pain signaling in the nervous system, a discovery that could reshape future drug development and offer ...

Pain, often rated as the most significant symptom of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), can substantially reduce quality of life and increase the risk of disability and chronic opioid use. Although the ...

A new study shows that abstinent smokers experience heightened pain sensitivity linked to altered activity in specific brain ...

Correspondence to Dr Mikkel Bek Clausen, Department of Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychomotor Therapy, Faculty of Health, University College Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ...

Neuropathic pain -- abnormal hypersensitivity to stimuli -- is associated with impaired quality of life and is often poorly managed. Estimates suggest that 3 percent to 17 percent of adults suffer ...

Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain ...

The sense of touch can be crucial to helping us interact with and understand our environment and our selves, and it is found all over and even within the body. There are two ion channels called Piezo1 ...

Neuropathic pain, resulting from disturbances within the somatosensory system, affects millions worldwide, significantly ...

A combination of chemotherapy and drugs that stimulate the immune system to combat cancer is increasingly used to control progression of the disease in patients. On the other hand, clinical studies ...

Mindfulness meditation is effective in reducing pain relief; a new study reveals the underlying neural circuitry. For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their ...