Pain

LSD and psilocybin increasingly show promise as mental health treatments. Now universities and companies are exploring their use in pain management

A new review digs into how the terrible lizards dealt with aches and pains

Fentanyl’s fast action is great for pain relief but adds to its risks

Growing evidence suggests a link

A new study adds to a heated debate about where pain signals are processed

Chronic pain can be in your neck, back and anywhere else. It can disrupt your work, your relationships and, by extension, your mental health. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers five tips to deal with the common challenge of chronic pain

If you find yourself taking headache medication more often than you'd like, try these drug-free approaches next time a headache looms

The brain can learn to associate certain images with more or less pain, even if the images never reach our awareness

Male and female mice are found to regulate pain sensitivity differently, a result which could explain why some drug experiments have failed

Retraining the brain can restore mobility for people with injuries or difficulty moving

Recently discovered structures in cells could one day lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, gout and other ailments

The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death.