Category: Pain Research Forum

For a long time, pain was thought to be too slippery to be pegged to genes. But now genetics researchContinue Reading

Children may be protected from developing neuropathic pain conditions found in adults thanks to their immune systems. An animal study in JournalContinue Reading

Insulin-like growth factor, a protein made in the liver, promotes pain signaling through calcium channels, reports a paper in ScienceContinue Reading

Over the past 15 years, powerful opioid painkillers have been on the front lines of treatment for backache, headaches, andContinue Reading

A paper published in Neuron finds a new way to remove the calcium channels from neurons that promote pain signaling. The findings suggest forContinue Reading

Different chronic pain syndromes share genetic risk factors, according to a twin study published in Pain. Read this story atContinue Reading

The loss of pain-transducing receptors called TRPV1 paves the way to a long life, according to a study published MayContinue Reading

An antibody to the a part of the Nav1.7 sodium channel calms pain and itch in mice, according to a studyContinue Reading

Mice show reduced pain responses in the presence of men compared to that of women, reports a study published inContinue Reading

Stomatin-like protein 3 (STOML3) boosts neural and channel responses to mechanical stimuli, according to a paper published March 24 inContinue Reading