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This Is Why It’s Nearly Impossible to Study Pain

A fundamental understanding of what pain is continues to evade scientists.

The enormous opioid lawsuits across the nation are affecting pain science too.

It's not just drug manufacturers who are feeling the effects of major opioid lawsuits.

New research finds a link between adolescent adversity and later-in-life pain.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

The answer involves both biology and economics, but the opioid crisis is forcing us to consider investing more in pain research.

Pain is political. But how?

As states crack down hard on pain prescriptions, some are seeing a resurgence in abuse of the harder stuff.

For Vince Clark, immediate pain relief for his son came not from brain-stimulating devices, but something more low-tech.

Applying mild electrical currents to your head could take away pain, help memory, and improve attention—and the U.S. military is very interested.