New research reveals that the human brain contains a built-in pain map that activates in different regions when relieving ...

Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body. They ...

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Sarah Dunant gave birth to her two children in 1987 and 1990, and her experience informed her portrayal of childbirth in her 2003 book 'The Birth of Venus' Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Historical ...

Medicare administrative contracts have proposed eliminating coverage for peripheral nerve block procedures for chronic pain ...

Should I try cannabis for my back pain? It's a question spine surgeon Richard Price says he gets at least several times a day from patients who come into his clinic. When Price finally dived into the ...

The number of surgeries in the United States rises each year, with over 92 million performed in 2024. 1 For many patients, surgery is only half the battle. Managing pain afterward is often the greater ...

Anyone who has experienced chronic pain knows how debilitating it can be. Just ask Daniele Piomelli, Ph.D., who has dealt ...

Oct. 13, 2025 — People with chronic pain hear all about a fantasy world while living in a real one. From social media to headlines, that fantasy world has never been more in our faces. Fantasy: ...

Scientists have pinpointed Y1 receptor neurons in the brain that can override chronic pain signals when survival instincts like hunger or fear take precedence. Acting like a neural switchboard, these ...

Peripheral afferent neurons—nerves that send signals from all areas of the body to the central nervous system (brain and ...

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