A specific brain region known as the binsular cortex/b plays a key role in the progression of temporary pain to long-term chronic pain following a...

A nerve injury activates a brain pathway that turns short-term pain into chronic pain. Blocking this signal may prevent long-term pain.

New research from the University of Colorado Boulder has uncovered a key brain circuit that decides whether short-term pain becomes long-lasting...

New research from the University of Colorado Boulder has uncovered a key brain circuit that decides whether short-term pain becomes long-lasting...

The protein Dickkopf 3 plays a key role in the development of radiation-induced fibroses - and could be a promising target for novel therapies.

In his newly released book, The End of Exercise and the Beginning of Activation, Dr. Tommy Rhee presents a science-backed challenge to conventional...

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million people in the United States, and many of them—especially women—live with daily discomfort that current...

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million people in the United States, and many of them—especially women—live with daily discomfort that current...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests that even small changes in kidney function—within what is normally considered a healthy...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests that even small changes in kidney function—within what is normally considered a healthy...