Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

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 ...

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New research suggests that difficult experiences in childhood may prime the nervous system for chronic pain later in life. A ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

Chronic pain is a multifaceted condition that extends beyond the typical duration of an acute injury and involves complex neurophysiological processes. Today’s understanding of chronic pain ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria don't ...

SereNeuro Therapeutics revealed promising results for SN101, a first-in-class iPSC-derived therapy designed to treat chronic osteoarthritis pain while protecting joint tissue. Instead of blocking pain ...

A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of ...

Drug discovery is a lengthy and expensive process; however, computational modeling and AI now offer unprecedented opportunities for faster discovery. A field still in urgent need of new treatments, ...

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