Researchers discover a novel type of cell that supports the functioning of pain-sensing neurons in the skin.
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Understanding Pain Through Lived Experience
Childhood cancer changes the pain experience for survivors and parents.
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Men and Women, Male and Female Animals: What’s the Deal with Sex Differences in Chronic Pain? (Part 1)
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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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.