Nerve cells in a brain region called the PBN help animals prioritize threats and behave appropriately.
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Danger Zone: How the Nervous System Encodes Pain, Hunger and Other Threats
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Expectations Versus Reality: Spinal Surgery Does Not End Opioid Use for Pain
A new study reports that fewer than one in ten patients on long-term opioids before their operation discontinue the drugs post-surgery.
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Researchers Create a Game Plan to Study and Treat Chronic Pain
One part of the Federal Pain Research Strategy focuses on why pain becomes chronic—and how a fuller understanding may lead to better therapies.
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Stay Away! How Animals Avoid Extreme Temperatures
A trio of proteins detects painful heat, according to a new study in mice.