Pain is one of our senses – like vision, hearing, or taste. It aids our survival by identifying noxious and harmful stimuli. But unlike the other sensations, it's ethically challenging for us to study ...

One hundred million Americans suffer from chronic pain. It is not only a symptom that results from certain diseases or injuries, but at times can be the disease itself. Currently there is no accepted ...

Pain is one of the least well understood phenomena in modern medicine. There are several components to it that make it difficult to understand. In one regard, pain is the result of some external event ...

A novel photobase generator is specifically designed for the fabrication of high-resolution sensing devices. Similarities in pain perception mechanism between thermoelectric-based artificial ...

This blog post was written with contributions by Jamie Pribyl, DPT. Chronic pain is a condition in the nervous system where a light switch seemingly got turned on and never got turned off. Patients ...

Okazaki, Japan - Mosquitos are hazardous insects for human, and many researchers are investigating the way to prevent from a mosquito bite. The activation of sensory receptors triggers the avoidance ...

Recent studies have demonstrated that fish exhibit behavioural responses to noxious stimuli, including mechanical, chemical or thermal stimulation. In many cases, these responses are characterised by ...