pain

In rheumatoid arthritis, damaged joints contain fibroblasts that prompt nerve cell growth, potentially causing pain even in the absence of inflammation.

Researchers harness pharmacogenomics to understand why individual patients react differently to opioids for pain relief. 

Pain research has traditionally relied on animal models. Theodore Price studies human tissues to better understand pain disorders across age and sex.

Using a gene therapy approach, researchers relieved pain behaviors in mice and tested the approach in human cells.

Inducing the expression of antioxidant genes offers hope for alleviating severe facial discomfort in patients with a chronic pain condition.

Isaac Chiu delves into the intricate interplay between neurons, immune cells, and microbes to understand how pain and infection occur.

Emily Mevers investigates the compounds produced by millipedes that may inspire the medicines of the future.

In writing about new pain treatments that could benefit a family member, I was reminded of the real people behind every study and story.

New data suggest that an alternative mode of action may be at play for NSAIDs.