Why getting a tattoo hurts — the science behind inking
Humans have tattooed themselves since times immemorial to celebrate gods, show social standing, for medicinal purposes or just to look ...
Tag: pain
Insects may feel pain after all, and may be more sentient than we thought
We do a lot of bad things to insects, and we shrug it off by thinking insects don't feel any ...
Pain impairs our ability to feel pleasure — and now we know why and how
Sensations of pain shut down the neurons that allow us to feel pleasure.
What is pain, and why do we even need it?
No carrot, all stick.
Helping others helps your brain feel less pain
Altruism and pain management seem to go hand in hand.
Researchers identify clump of neurons that block, or allow, frightful memories into our minds
Fear is the mind killer.
New study wants to tackle depression, obesity, chronic pain by blocking a single protein
Sounds a bit too good to be true, I gotta admit!
Scottish woman who feels no pain and heals without scars might help create novel painkillers
Life without pain comes with its own problems. But a drug that temporarily shuts down pain -- well that would ...
Poor sleep makes people more sensitive to pain
More and more people around the world aren't getting enough sleep -- and that's just painful.
Why do people self-harm? New study offers surprising answers
Definitely an unexpected finding.
Jymmin combines working out with music, makes people feel less pain
Scientists paired music composition software with sensors attached to the fitness machines.
Family from Italy can’t feel physical pain because of genetic mutation
This discovery might lead to a new type of painkillers.
The crippling pain of migraines makes you more likely to develop a generalized anxiety disorder
Because nothing bad ever comes alone.
Study finds how to predict which brains respond to placebo treatments
One sugar pill can take away your pain -- if you've got the brain for it.
Alzheimer’s disease connected to reduced pain perception
Yet another damaging effect has been found to stem from the progressive form of dementia.
In the long run, morphine might actually cause more pain than it alleviates
Painkillers in the opium family (most notably morphine) may actually make pain last longer, a new study reports. Morphine treatment after a ...
At least a third of Brits live with chronic pain
Scientists estimate that 43% of Brits now experience chronic pain or around 28 million people.
Worst pain known to man is caused by the world’s largest ant
The bullet packs the most painful punch in the animal kingdom.
Would you be willing to take an electric shock in the name of curiosity? Science says yes, several actually
Curiosity is probably the single most powerful force behind our species' scientific discoveries. It can drive us to explore and ...
Wireless implants can block or induce the sensation of pain
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed implantable devices ...
Centipede venom could hold the secret of the perfect painkiller
Chinese researchers discovered a chemical compound that works just as well as morphine -- without any of the negative side ...
Men and women feel pain differently, on a biological level
A breakthrough research found that male and female mice use different cells to signal pain. This could explain why both ...
Scratching makes Itching Worse: the Molecular Mechanism behind the Itch
Seems like your mom was right all along: scratching does, in fact, makes the itching worse. This was the conclusion reached ...
Experiment shows that crabs and lobsters feel pain, suggests we don’t really understand animal pain
I have never in my life eaten a crab or a lobster, because ever since I was a kid, boiling ...
