New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that ...

Researchers integrated four organoids that represent the four components of the human sensory pathway, along which pain signals are conveyed to the brain. Stimulation of the sensory organoid (top) by ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever had low back pain, you know how limiting it can be. And you’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2019, back pain increases with age—from 28.4 ...

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 ...

Men and women experience pain differently, and until now, scientists didn’t know why. New research says it may be in part due to differences in male and female nerve cells. Pain-sensing nerve cells ...

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 ...

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 ...