(Medical Xpress)—The human brain's exquisite complexity and power make it a unique evolutionary marvel. One of the brain's more interesting abilities is known as the placebo effect, in which no more than the expectation ...
A Duke University research team has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly control the animals' sense of pain.
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A new study in JAMA Network Open may provide key answers to how to help people experiencing chronic back pain.
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University of Queensland researchers have contributed to the largest ever genetic study of endometriosis, finding new data about the variants that increase risk of the disease.
Mar 14, 2023
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Scientists have provided the strongest evidence yet that a protein that enables us to detect the sensation of cold may also be responsible for migraines. The findings appear in the journal Pain.
Apr 11, 2022
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Researchers at McGill University have discovered that a protein found in the membrane of our sensory neurons are involved in our capacity to feel mechanical pain, laying the foundation for the development of powerful new ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found a new way to block a root cause of pain. The key is a naturally occurring protein called apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP). AIBP binds ...
May 29, 2018
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A female brain's resident immune cells are more active in regions involved in pain processing relative to males, according to a recent study by Georgia State University researchers.
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Sensory problems are common to autism spectrum disorders. Some individuals with autism may injure themselves repetitively—for example, pulling their hair or banging their heads—because they're less sensitive to pain than ...
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A surgical team closes an abdominal incision, successfully completing a difficult operation. Weeks later, the patient comes into the ER complaining of abdominal pain and an X-ray reveals that one of the forceps used in the ...
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