Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphins (natural painkillers) and promotes the production of anti-inflammatory ...

Four tiny 3D organs connected themselves in a lab dish, forming a replica of the human pain pathway, in a new study. The discovery allows scientists to better understand chronic pain and how pain ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged ...

Scientists have uncovered a link between chronic pain and lung cancer—a link that also offers a potentially druggable pathway for both conditions, according to new research conducted in mouse models.

A new study has found an old antipsychotic drug blocks a signaling pathway that has been linked to chronic neuropathic pain. The surprising findings not only point to novel future treatments for pain ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...

A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

Two new studies published in Anaesthesia analyzing pain and other factors connected with day surgery in the UK show that ...

Researchers also found that one in 14 day case surgery patients have new or worse chronic pain within three months of their ...