Credit: iStock/Prostock-Studio From the quick sting of a paper cut to living with arthritis every day, pain is a part of everyone’s life. And in fact, roughly 25% of people in the U.S. live with chronic pain. How does your body know when to feel this sensation? Let’s take the paper cut as an example. … Continue reading The Science of Pain: From Nerves to Brain
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Spotlight On: Migraine
Credit: iStock This month, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the American Physiological Society journal Physiological Reviews, we are highlighting recent research published in the journal. Interested in reading more in celebration of Physiological Reviews' birthday? Read about bariatric surgery's effect on hunger, targeting the immune system to treat cancer and new thoughts on … Continue reading Spotlight On: Migraine
Ouch! How Getting Hurt Hurts
If you’ve dropped a heavy object on your toe or slammed your finger in the door, you’ll notice that a sharp pain happens immediately, followed by a dull, throbbing ache later. Why the lag? It’s because two kinds of neurons—cells that relay signals between your body and brain—are working. The key difference between these neurons … Continue reading Ouch! How Getting Hurt Hurts