Psychology & Psychiatry
When anger hurts: How feeling wronged can intensify chronic pain
We all know stress can worsen pain, but new research shows that anger and a sense of injustice may be even more powerful triggers.
Dec 4, 2025
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Chronic Pain
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Evidence lacking for medical cannabis in most conditions, researchers find
Medical cannabis lacks adequate scientific backing for most of the conditions it is commonly used to treat, including chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia, according to a comprehensive review led by UCLA Health.
Dec 3, 2025
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Neuroscience
Relearning basic movements may ease chronic lower back pain, study finds
Millions of people struggle with lower back pain worldwide. Now, surprising new research from the University of South Australia shows that relearning 'baby' movements such as crawling, rolling and squatting could help reduce ...
Dec 1, 2025
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Genetics
Genetic study links impulsive decision making to a wide range of health and psychiatric risks
Researchers from University of California San Diego have identified 11 genetic regions linked to delay discounting—the tendency to prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed ones—shedding new light on how ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Addiction
Our bodies 'talk,' listen carefully: Researcher helps chronic pain sufferers reduce opioid misuse
Our bodies send us signals throughout the day to prompt us into action. Our stomachs growl to indicate we're hungry, so we eat. We shiver, so we put on a sweater. And when we feel pain, we may take medications to alleviate ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Cardiology
Heart rate monitor can improve PTSD and chronic pain symptoms
A new study led by researchers from Murdoch University's School of Psychology, Personalized Medicine Center, and Center for Healthy Aging, Health Futures Institute has found that heart rate variability biofeedback can significantly ...
Nov 18, 2025
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Medical research
Non-opioid pain relief: Brain's 'cleanup crew' reveals a new target
Chronic pain is a daily reality for millions of Americans, interfering with their everyday activities and quality of life. An estimated 24.3% of adults in the United States experienced chronic pain in 2023, and current treatment ...
Nov 17, 2025
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Cardiology
Chronic pain may increase risk of high blood pressure in adults
Chronic pain in adults may increase their risk of high blood pressure, and the location and extent of pain and if they also had depression were contributing factors, according to new research published today in Hypertension.
Nov 17, 2025
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Medical research
Research gap discovered: 1 in 21 adults affected by mental disorders omitted from global health study
Mental disorders that cause physical symptoms are not included in a major health trends study, despite them impacting as many as 1 in 21 adults, researchers have found.
Nov 5, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mindfulness may improve the health of women with chronic jaw pain
Living with chronic pain on a daily basis impacts not only the body but also the mind and emotions. This is the reality for thousands of people with temporomandibular disorder (TMD), a condition affecting the joint responsible ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Chronic pain is pain that has lasted for a long time. In medicine, the distinction between acute and chronic pain has traditionally been determined by an arbitrary interval of time since onset; the two most commonly used markers being 3 months and 6 months since onset, though some theorists and researchers have placed the transition from acute to chronic pain at 12 months. Others apply acute to pain that lasts less than 30 days, chronic to pain of more than six months duration, and subacute to pain that lasts from one to six months. A popular alternative definition of chronic pain, involving no arbitrarily fixed durations is "pain that extends beyond the expected period of healing."
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