Scientists have discovered that female hormones like estrogen and progesterone can trigger immune cells near the spinal cord ...

Next time you feel an itch, remember that your brain's vast network of neurons informs it whether it is an itch or pain. A ...

Chronic pain affects over 45 million Americans, with 65% of depression patients reporting at least one pain symptom. It ...

Pain is our body’s way of telling us that something is wrong. When it’s acute, it tends to start suddenly, with an obvious ...

scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross 'talk' between two regions of the brain, and ...

In a breakthrough finding, researchers have discovered that immune cells near the spinal cord are triggered by estrogen and ...

I lived with pain my entire life and didn’t even know it. According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1 in 4 adults have chronic pain and ...

Depression and back pain often coexist. The exact mechanisms underlying this link aren’t fully understood but experts ...

Pain is a complex physiological and psychological phenomenon that is subjective in nature. Pain is still one of the most ...

The smell and flavor of cannabis come from compounds called terpenes. These are natural chemicals also found in many everyday ...

Penrose Physical Therapy talks about seniors who experience chronic pain are at a higher risk of cognitive decline.

The study, which was published in the journal Pharmacological Reports, analyzed the impact of four terpenes that are found in moderate and high levels in the Cannabis sativa plant—geraniol, linalool, ...