Pain is one of our senses – like vision, hearing, or taste. It aids our survival by identifying noxious and harmful stimuli. But unlike the other sensations, it's ethically challenging for us to study ...

Men and women don’t experience pain the same way. Give someone an electric shock; bind a tourniquet tighter and tighter around their leg; submerge their hand in icy water; prick them with a pin ...

Despite all the years doctors in the U.S. and Canada spend studying and training, very little time is typically dedicated to treating pain.

If you’ve ever woken up with annoying pain in your neck or back, you may benefit from using an acupressure mat to get some ...

Jill Schneiderhan, MD, remembers only receiving one or two lectures on basic pain physiology during medical school. Jill Schneiderhan, MD That time was not enough, Schneiderhan said, who is now a ...

Biobehavioral Pain Research Laboratory Disparities in the pain experience and pain management based upon minority status have been well documented. Despite decades of research revealing the profound ...

We study the hypothesis according to which plasticity in pain signaling and modulating pathways contributes to long-lasting neuropathic pain, which is a common clinical problem. We study plasticity of ...

Because we found that pain protects the gut by mediating mucus production and maintaining a healthy microbiome, if we suppress pain, it could interfere with this protective property.

Pain is one of our senses – like vision, hearing, or taste. It aids our survival by identifying noxious and harmful stimuli. But unlike the other sensations, it's ethically challenging for us to study ...

Men and women don’t experience pain the same way. Give someone an electric shock; bind a tourniquet tighter and tighter around their leg; submerge their hand in icy water; prick them with a pin ...

Men and women don’t experience pain the same way. Give someone an electric shock; bind a tourniquet tighter and tighter around their leg; submerge their hand in icy water; prick ...