A recent study shows that how long it takes people to rate their pain predicts how confident they are in their pain rating. The results have implications for pain researchers and perhaps one day for patients too.
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How Confident Are You in Your Pain Rating?
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How Food Triggers the Pain of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
An immune reaction in the colon makes sensory nerves more sensitive.
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Communicating Pain Research to the World: Meet the IASP Pain Research Forum Correspondents
Up-and-coming pain investigators and clinicians are disseminating pain science to other researchers, patients and the wider public.
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I Feel Your Pain – and Pain Relief, Too
A new study in mice identifies a unique brain circuit responsible for the social transfer of pain and pain relief.
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Positive Therapeutic Suggestions During General Anesthesia Reduce Pain and Opioid Use after Surgery
A recent clinical trial shows the benefits of positive suggestions for surgical patients.