Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

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New research shows adults aged 35 to 64 prescribed gabapentin for chronic pain are twice as likely to develop dementia and ...

For chronic pain patients, though, the brain interprets even neutral sensations as pain and suffering. In effect, pain ...

As patients increasingly turn to cannabis for chronic pain, clinicians grapple with mixed evidence and a lack of high-quality ...

Chronic pain in the form of headaches, joint problems, or full-blown fibromyalgia can radically impact one's life. For many people, there is no end in sight to the pain; it may even derail ...

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USC and UCLA researchers have created a wireless device that uses AI to decode pain levels from brain activity and customize ...

Chronic pain is pain that lasts for at least 12 weeks. Learn about the causes, risk factors, and treatments for chronic pain.

Despite all the years doctors in the U.S. and Canada spend studying and training, very little time is typically dedicated to treating pain.

Chronic pain can result from nervous-system overload that creates physical symptoms in response to repressed emotions, therapist Nicole Sachs says.