Modern pain epidemiology and neuroscience teach us that pain and suffering are not medical cause and personal effect, but ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising way the brain switches pain on, revealing that neurons can release an enzyme outside ...

A newly discovered neuron-released enzyme could transform pain treatment and reveal deeper secrets of how the brain learns.

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) and their colleagues have made a ...

Chronic pain affects millions and often resists medical treatment. German researchers are exploring how the brain’s pain ...

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell ...

Scientists found that neurons release an enzyme called VLK outside the cell to trigger pain without affecting normal movement. Removing VLK in mice greatly reduced post-surgery pain, pointing to a ...

Scientists from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a new way that nerve cells communicate – by releasing an enzyme outside the cell that switches on pain signaling ...

Transforming MRIs into artwork, Lindsey Holcomb is helping people cope with multiple sclerosis. After her MS diagnosis, Oregon artist Lindsey Holcomb began painting MRIs — first her own, then 400 ...

These three stories of perseverance and hope with acute pain can help you take the first step toward better care.