Pain represents the cardinal symptom of osteoarthritis, yet its intensity, quality, and impact vary dramatically among ...

Scientists have re-created a pain pathway in the brain by growing four key clusters of human nerve cells in a dish. This laboratory model could be used to help explain certain pain syndromes, and ...

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 ...

Between 25 million and 45 million people in the United States live with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic disorder that causes cramps, diarrhea, bloating and other painful symptoms. Around two ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) expert decision pathway for chest pain can safely and effectively rule out acute coronary syndromes in most patients, but not for those with known coronary ...

Gas that suddenly shows up as shoulder pain can feel confusing and even a little scary, especially when it hits after a meal ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say circuits in the brain could help provide pain relief without the use of opioids. Westend61/Getty Images Researchers have identified an alternative pain control ...

UCSF researchers showed that estrogen can turn on pain signals in the gut, offering new insights into conditions like ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara identified a pain pathway in fruit flies that reduces the sensation of pain from heat. The researchers discovered that just a single neuron on each side of the animal’s ...