I still remember when a patient woke up from hip surgery in tears—tears of relief. She had been terrified of waking up groggy and overwhelmed by narcotics, a stark contrast to her previous experience.

Neuropathic pain, a complex and often debilitating condition, presents a significant challenge to both patients and ...

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

Immediate use for the newly developed assembloids could include studying neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.

Scientists have re-created a pain pathway in the brain by growing four key clusters of human nerve cells in a dish. This ...

Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.