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Pain
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Pills Fight Pain — And You Don’t Even Have to Take Them
New research finds simply examining a bottle of ibuprofen increases tolerance of physical suffering.
Musical Meds
New research on endorphins finds people have higher pain thresholds immediately after performing music or dancing.
What Is Torture? We Know It (Only) When We Feel It
What constitutes torture? New research finds the answer varies with the level of pain one is currently feeling.
The Chemical Contrails of the Placebo
Studies are finding that the pain relief induced by placebos may come from releasing the body's own chemical pain relievers.
Seeing is Perceiving
Is it possible to feel less pain if you look directly at the affected area? Take two drops of Murine and call us in the morning.
How Much Does It Hurt?
Northwestern's David Cella is leading a vast effort at better measuring pain, fatigue and outcomes. It may change the way researchers run clinical trials.
A Better Way to Anesthetize?
Researchers have created a new system of slow-release delivery for anesthetic drugs, producing long-lasting local anesthesia in rats without signs of toxicity in their nerve or muscle cells.
Accepting the Pain
A new study says patients with chronic pain who manage to accept their condition, and the negative aspects that result from it, reap a wide variety of benefits.