When you strain your back or burn your arm, receptor cells send messages along your nerve pathways to your brain. This results in a feeling of pain, a signal from your body that you must tend to it; ...
Prescriptions for the new non-opioid pain medication suzetrigine more than doubled between April and August 2025, according to analysis from Epic Research. The increase indicates a growing interest in ...
Estrogen may cause certain colon cells, shown in green in this microscope image, to release a hormone called peptide YY. This, in turn, causes a different type of colon cell, colored magenta, to pump ...
The stereotypes are true: Nobody ever asks dad what he wants for Christmas. Now don’t get me wrong! I live a fortunate life. My kids and partner are delightful, I do interesting work surrounded by ...
McFarlane Toys is back with a brand new wave of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Page Puncher figures. Wave 1 was a great start with Shredder, the Foot Clan, Leonardo, and Donatello. Wave 2 is now ...
During the most recent Steam Next Fest, I had the opportunity to play a demo from a solo developer who reached out to me on X (formerly Twitter). With already 50+ demos downloaded, I was not sure I ...
Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell signaling mechanism that could transform our understanding of pain and lead ...
Many people with obesity have chronic pain due to joint stress and inflammation. Speaking to these patients about modifiable lifestyle factors — like diet and exercise — can help improve their pain ...
You’re unlikely to open a medicine cabinet in the U.S. without seeing a bottle of Tylenol, the brand name of a pain reliever and fever reducer also sold generically as acetaminophen. A health care ...
Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering. The breakthrough challenges our beliefs about how we process pain and may ...
Pain isn't just a physical sensation-it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting injury into long-term suffering. Researchers at the Salk Institute have ...