Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses ...

Explore the groundbreaking developments in pain science reshaping treatment pathways. Dive into the future of managing pain effectively!

Chronic migraines, back pain, and irritable bowel syndrome are types of central sensitization syndromes (CSS). CSS affects upwards of 30 million adults in the United States. They are a common reason ...

Researchers reveal a potential new way to treat chronic pain using anti-cancer drugs rather than opioid-based pain medication. Researchers identified the existence of a molecule in the nervous system ...

At WashU Medicine Pain Center, specialists across disciplines collaborate to diagnose and treat how patients experience chronic pain.

A treatment that trains both the brain and the body has shown important effects on pain and disability, a new study has found. People challenged with chronic back pain have been given hope with a new ...

Sensory neurons that respond to temperature, touch and pain have ways of adapting to repeated stimuli that can change how a body experiences those sensations. In a recent paper, Thomas Jefferson ...

Thriveworks reports that a dysregulated nervous system leads to heightened or dulled stress responses, affecting mental and ...

The clues were always there. Searing pain is often the first hint of pancreatic cancer. Mood and depression swings often accompany a cancer diagnosis ‒ and not just because patients are facing their ...