Why You Sometimes Don’t Feel Pain Until It’s Too Late
Summary: New research highlights how the brain’s own chemistry can suppress pain, explaining why severely injured individuals, like WWII soldiers, ...
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Dealing with the Pain of Absent Parents
Absent parents come in many forms. The most common form is those who are not physically present with us. These ...
Depression Linked to Increased Menstrual Pain
Summary: Depression may increase the risk of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea, through mechanisms such as sleep disturbances. Using genetic analysis, ...
New Calcium Channel Discovery Could Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatment
Researchers have uncovered how G proteins reduce activity in the pain-related CaV2.2 calcium channel, offering insights for developing safer, more ...
Listening to Music After Surgery Lowers Pain and Anxiety
Summary: A new study suggests that listening to music after surgery can significantly reduce pain, anxiety, and even heart rate, ...
Harnessing the power of placebo for pain relief
McGovern researchers are investigating the neural circuits that underlie placebos’ ability to relieve chronic and acute pain. Placebos are inert ...
Molecule Discovery Could Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatment
Summary: Researchers have identified a natural molecule, phosphatidic acid, that reduces the sensitivity of touch-sensing ion channels, providing a promising ...
Aging Reduces Sensitivity to Heat Pain but Not Pressure Pain
Summary: Aging reduces sensitivity and discriminative ability for heat pain, but not pressure pain. Researchers compared pain perception in young ...
Schwann Cells Key to Touch and Pain
Summary: Schwann cells, previously known for their role as insulators around nerve fibers, are actively involved in detecting sensory stimuli ...
False cardiac feedback can alter pain perception, study finds
Two experiments conducted in Italy demonstrated that exposing participants to falsely accelerated cardiac feedback prior to administering electric shocks caused ...