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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Researchers Create a Game Plan to Study and Treat Chronic Pain
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NIH Announces HEAL Initiative to Combat Opioid Crisis
Pain research gets a boost in funding as part of the effort.
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Looking to the Brain to Understand Chronic Pain
New brain studies presented at a recent neuroscience conference show why the experience of pain is more than just a physical sensation.
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The Leading Edge of Personalized Pain Medicine: Tuning the Channel
Pain researchers present progress on understanding sodium channel mutations, and how to relieve the pain they cause, at a recent neuroscience meeting.
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The Role of Diet in Chronic Pain: You Are What You Eat?
Researchers examine the role of omega fatty acids, the microbiome and more at a recent neuroscience meeting.