Depression is one of the most common mental health issues in the United States. Current research suggests that depression results… Read More
Biomarkers (short for biological markers) are biological measurements of a biological condition. By definition, a biomarker is "a characteristic that… Read More
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Pain is a very important function of the human body, including the involvement of nociceptors and the central nervous system,… Read More
Pain is the human body's natural response to injury or illness, and it is often a warning that something is… Read More
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States, impacting more than 40 million adults. Though some… Read More
One standard hypothesis of depression is that individuals who are depressed have a lack in monoamine receptors within the body,… Read More
How does your brain know when you are experiencing pain? How does it know the difference between the soft touch… Read More
Everyone will experience some type of pain throughout their lifetime, however, for those people who have anxiety or depression, pain… Read More
The perception of pain involves a lot more complex processes than mere feeling. As a matter of fact, the affective… Read More
Neurogenic inflammation, or NI, is the physiological process where mediators are discharged directly from the cutaneous nerves to commence an… Read More
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain condition that is generally accompanied by soft tissue injury. Neuropathic pain is common… Read More
When the sensory system is affected by injury or disease, the nerves within that system can't work properly to transmit… Read More
We were all taught as children that there are 5 senses: sight, taste, sound, smell, and touch. The initial four… Read More
Why does localized damage or injury caused by trauma lead to chronic, intractable pain in certain patients? What's in charge… Read More
Most, if not all, ailments of the body trigger pain. Pain is interpreted and sensed in the brain. Pain is… Read More
Central sensitization is a state of the nervous system that's related to the development and maintenance of chronic pain. When… Read More
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