Discovery reveals blocking inflammation may lead to chronic pain

Published: 11 May 2022

Using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according to researchers from McGill University and colleagues in Italy. Their...

Chronic pain alters DNA marking in the brain

Published: 14 February 2013

Injuries that result in chronic pain, such as limb injuries, and those unrelated to the brain are associated with epigenetic changes in the brain which persist months after the injury, according to...

His and her pain circuitry in the spinal cord

Published: 29 June 2015

New research released today in Nature Neuroscience reveals for the first time that pain is processed in male and female mice using different cells. These findings have far-reaching implications for...

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