Human pain, it turns out, is not just a product of modern stress or injury, but a legacy written deep into our DNA. New ...

Nerve or neuropathic pain has long been a tricky condition to treat effectively. However, a new study has comprehensively evaluated current drug and non-drug therapies to provide up-to-date guidelines ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged ...

Researchers at the University of New South Wales Sydney are testing a new way to treat chronic nerve pain by training the ...

A new study reveals that nerve cells receive periodic infusions of mitochondria from neighboring cells — and this may point ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that targeting a specific immune process ...

Doctors define nociceptive pain as the discomfort you feel in response to damage to your tissues. Most pain you experience is nociceptive pain, and it commonly affects your muscles, joints, and bones.

Most people think about pain as a simple cause-and-effect process. For example, if you touch a hot stove, you probably assume that the nerves in the skin feel how hot the stove is and signals are sent ...