European researchers said genetic differences are responsible for variations in pain perceptions and different reactions to pain medications, suggesting the need for therapies that are tailored to ...

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

Looking at old childhood photos or reflecting on a fond memory appears to go beyond making one feel sentimental — it can also reduce one’s perception of pain, according to new research. A study by ...

Low mood and negative thoughts amplify pain in the brain. Therapies that reduce subconscious negative thinking reduce ...

A new study in mice, carried out by researchers at Heidelberg University Medical Faculty Heidelberg, has helped illuminate how the brain’s primary motor cortex (a region known as M1) helps to suppress ...

In a study Saab conducted several years ago, for example, he induced pain by submerging volunteers’ arms in ice for an extended period. When he did the same with pain patients, the resulting brain ...

Pain is a constant, complex companion that clinicians often struggle to understand and measure for people living with sickle ...

Pain perception to minor physical stimuli prior to surgery could be related to subsequent pain ratings after surgery, according to a literature review published in the Feb. 2011 issue of ...

Pain has a protective role. A primary role of acute pain is to protect us from further harm. For example, a painful blister on your foot can motivate you to stop walking or to wear more comfortable ...

The next time you feel pain, you might consider skipping the ibuprofen and reaching instead for an old photo. Nostalgia -- that sentimental feeling of longing for the past -- can reduce pain ...