The study showed that silencing the specific cells that drive this circuit eased chronic pain while preserving acute pain responses—in other words, the body’s ability to signal danger. “A surprise to ...

A new map of a brain circuit specific to chronic pain suggests a promising route to treatment for the roughly 60 million Americans living with persistent pain, according to a study published in Nature ...

Scientists have recreated the brain circuit responsible for transmitting feelings of pain for the first time. The breakthrough, made by a team at Stanford University in the US, could help with ...

A new map of a brain circuit specific to chronic pain suggests a promising route to treatment for the roughly 60 million Americans living with persistent pain, according to a study published in Nature ...

A series of recent studies in mice and rats has mapped specific brain circuits that appear to drive chronic pain, identifying precise neural pathways that could eventually become targets for ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that can last months or years, according to new University of Colorado Boulder ...

Activating a circuit between the amygdala and brainstem relieves pain and reduces defensive behaviors in rats, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. People with pain often experience ...

Studies by Hokkaido University researchers have identified the neural circuitry involved in chronic pain-induced maladaptive anxiety in mice. Their studies showed that chronic pain leads to a ...

After developing chronic pain, I started looking into what scientists do — and still don’t — understand about the disease. Here is what I learned. By Jennifer Kahn Most of us don’t think about pain ...