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

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 ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

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 ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria don't ...

Chronic pain is a multifaceted condition that extends beyond the typical duration of an acute injury and involves complex neurophysiological processes. Today’s understanding of chronic pain ...

New research suggests that difficult experiences in childhood may prime the nervous system for chronic pain later in life. A ...

A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

Drug discovery is a lengthy and expensive process; however, computational modeling and AI now offer unprecedented opportunities for faster discovery. A field still in urgent need of new treatments, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. I stood in the back of the conference hall panicked that I was going ...