Why heartbreak hurts as much as physical pain by revealing how emotional distress mirrors physical injury in the brain and ...

Discover the scientific reasons behind weather-related joint pain and learn practical tips to minimize discomfort when storms ...

Changes in the trigeminal nerve’s structure may cause ... the head and face to the brain. When you have a migraine attack, specific triggers can activate pain-sensitive nerve endings.

It's important for the body to detect what we touch or feel the cold or heat of the environment. Scientists have now found ...

The trial showed that enhancing the brain's capacity for emotional processing through therapeutic intervention is an effective approach to managing chronic pain. "By changing how we manage ...

A scientific team has used millions of human cells to build neural circuits in the laboratory that sense painful stimuli and trigger suffering ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human ... to tackle questions such as the brain’s role in pain perception or the underlying cause of Parkinson’s disease.

Sensitive parental interactions during ... At one year of age, the researchers measured the infants' brain activity using EEG and examined their reactions to fear and to witnessing others in pain. The ...

The device is designed to stimulate the occipital nerve at the back of the head, which connects with all the pain-sensitive areas of the skull. It is not a brain implant, but sits just under the skin.

A new study has revealed how two morphogens, WNT and Sonic Hedgehog, act as molecular "traffic cops," directing early human ...