Deep within the brain, scientists have uncovered a hidden “switch” that may decide whether pain fades away—or lingers for months or even years. Researchers found that a small, little-known region ...

For the more than 50 million Americans living with chronic pain, the question has always been the same: why does it stay? A ...

When it comes to kids and chronic pain, often there is no specific anatomical or structural reason for their discomfort. That’s why a team of local specialists prescribes more than medicine to address ...

Stress resilience isn’t a flatline. It’s a flex, according to new research from Florida International University. Marcelo Bigliassi, assistant professor of psychophysiology, and Ph.D. student Dayanne ...

Share on Pinterest A few simple habits may help keep the brain younger, even in people living with chronic pain. Image credit: Thomas Barwick/Getty Images A new study from researchers at the ...

Researchers have identified a specific brain pathway that appears to sustain chronic pain long after injuries heal, reframing it as a circuit-level brain disorder. The caudal granular insular ...

Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps ...

For the first time, researchers have studied what happens in the brains of people who have migraines when they haven't slept enough. Migraine is characterized by pulsating headaches, photophobia, ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The brain is undeniably the most complex part of the human body. "So the brain sends signals through the spinal cord and vice versa, and it affects the way that we move and the way ...

Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn't invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in ...