Between 25 million and 45 million people in the United States live with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic disorder ...
Scientists have uncovered a link between chronic pain and lung cancer—a link that also offers a potentially druggable pathway for both conditions, according to new research conducted in mouse models.
Recent studies are pointing to the fact that kindness can decrease pain and lessen stress. As Dr. Kapoor notes, pain is largely an evolutionary mechanism to enhance survival and, hence, is largely ...
Trauma, pain, and addiction fuel a vicious cycle of suffering. Discover how to use mindfulness and reappraisal to restore ...
Osteoarthritis can be a debilitating disease, rendering regular movements painful. Researchers have now identified a signaling pathway that transmits this pain, with a study in mice finding that ...
A new study has found an old antipsychotic drug blocks a signaling pathway that has been linked to chronic neuropathic pain. The surprising findings not only point to novel future treatments for pain ...
SereNeuro Therapeutics revealed promising results for SN101, a first-in-class iPSC-derived therapy designed to treat chronic osteoarthritis pain while protecting joint tissue. Instead of blocking pain ...
Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...
Over 20% of us adults experience chronic pain, research shows, and the prevalence is only increasing. Studies indicate that chronic pain often results in lost productivity, poor mental health, sleep ...