Researchers are identifying the biological basis for differences between the sexes when it comes to the development of chronic pain, both in people and in rodents. The payoff for a better understanding could one day be huge for patients.
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Men and Women, Male and Female Animals: What’s the Deal with Sex Differences in Chronic Pain? (Part 2)
This is part two of a feature article on sex differences in chronic pain.
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Understanding Pain Through Lived Experience
Childhood cancer changes the pain experience for survivors and parents.
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Keep At It: Improving an Old Strategy to Find New Treatments for Itch
Evidence from animals and human nerve cells points to a protein in the spinal cord as a potential treatment target for itch.
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An Unattractive Creature Provides Some Beautiful Insights About Pain—or the Lack of It
From the Horn of Africa to the highveld of South Africa, some mole-rat species are insensitive to certain kinds of pain. A new study shows why.