A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that ...

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

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

Four tiny 3D organs connected themselves in a lab dish, forming a replica of the human pain pathway, in a new study. The discovery allows scientists to better understand chronic pain and how pain ...

Manual therapy — joint mobilization and soft-tissue techniques—adds critical short-term benefits. Studies demonstrate that ...

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans, yet for decades, treatment options for pain that persists in the absence ...

Neuroscientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder have discovered that a certain neural circuit in an incompletely ...

When you strain your back or burn your arm, receptor cells send messages along your nerve pathways to your brain. This results in a feeling of pain, a signal from your body that you must tend to it; ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A variety of pain-relieving drugs are available both over the counter and by prescription. SelectStock/Vetta via Getty Images ...

The chronic and acute pain clinical trial analysis report delivers important insights into ongoing research of 200+ pipeline chronic and acute pain drugs, clinical strategies, upcoming therapeutics, ...

New research discovers a link between estrogen and pain receptors in the colon, which may explain higher rates and intensity of irritable bowel syndrome-related symptoms in women.