In 2004, a research group at Peking University First Hospital discovered a mutation in the gene coding for a sodium-channel ...

Can fish feel pain? The debate rages among scientists as to whether fish do, in fact, feel pain or are just reacting ...

If we don’t keep our hand on the burner, the pain recedes, the emotions wane, the tissues heal, and sometimes scar to serve as a permanent reminder to not touch a hot burner again. Through this ...

Some health problems, including chronic pain, inflammation and neurological diseases, can be treated by nerve stimulation, ...

A common genetic pathway may account for increased risk for atherosclerotic disease in patients with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain.

Biochemical and physiological mechanisms of adaptation of organisms to the marine environment. Special emphasis is on biological responses to temperature, salinity, carbon dioxide, pH and bicarbonate ...

The Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care (APMIC) brings together clinicians and scientists with an emphasis on producing high-quality, high-impact basic and translational ...

Pain in the right shoulder and arm can occur due to injury, wear and tear, and other health conditions. You may experience other symptoms with certain causes. Shoulder pain is very common. Because ...

Breast pain may involve a dull ache, heaviness, tightness, or a burning sensation in the right or left breast tissue, or both. It often stems from hormonal changes, but other factors, including ...