Julie Christianson, University of Kansas Medical Center, discusses the causes and treatment of chronic pelvic pain, her latest research, and the questions that remain for researchers to answer.
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From Patient to Advocate: A Chat with Cindy Steinberg
Steinberg, National Director of Policy and Advocacy at the U.S. Pain Foundation, discusses her own experience with chronic pain, her advocacy efforts to advance pain care and research, and what people can do to get involved to help raise awareness of chronic pain.
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Discovering the Missing Link in Neuropathic Pain
A key protein, called CSF1, is released from injured nerve cells to cause activation of the immune system, leading to pain in mice.
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How Pain Arises–and What Might Stop It
Allan Basbaum, University of California, San Francisco, US, explains the basics of pain sensation, how acute pain differs from chronic pain, and how the new understanding of pain could lead to novel medications.
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The Pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Where Does It Come From?
Autoantibodies from RA patients cause pain in mice, in the absence of inflammation.