Chronic pain—pain which lasts 3-6 months or more—affects 1 in 5 adults globally. Medication, steroid injections, and other common medical treatments for chronic pain have limited efficacy, as well as ...

A long life with pain does not necessarily mean that the brain ages faster.

"When you're in pain, it can easily take over your life. You might worry about how it will affect your job or your family, and you might avoid doing things you used to enjoy. If you are able to loosen ...

September is Pain Awareness Month, and more than 51 million Americans report living with chronic pain. Over the past couple of decades, experts say increased prescriptions of opioid medications were ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Florida examined brain aging in a group of middle-aged and older adults, many of whom had chronic pain. ‘Brain age’ refers to how old the brain ...

Analyzing molecular changes in two types of peripheral nerves that are affected in diabetic peripheral neuropathy – the sural ...

(CNN) — Edward Mowery lived with excruciating pain for years: Picture being put into a hot frying pan, he said, and then someone holding you down on that pan forever. The fiery, shooting pain got so ...

Electricity is the brain’s language. For a decade, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and philanthropy have enabled UC San Francisco physician-scientists to decipher this language and use ...

But Bongiorno wasn’t asking for drugs — she simply wanted help. For two years, Bongiorno, 54, had been living with pain that she describes as a deep burning sensation far worse than kidney stones or ...

Share on Pinterest A few simple habits may help keep the brain younger, even in people living with chronic pain. Image credit: Thomas Barwick/Getty Images A new study from researchers at the ...