New research reveals that the human brain contains a built-in pain map that activates in different regions when relieving ...

Researchers have found a set of brainstem neurons that can dial down chronic pain. These Y1 receptor neurons balance pain ...

It’s well known that learning to play an instrument can offer benefits beyond just musical ability. Indeed, research shows it’s a great activity for the brain – it can enhance our fine motor ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s new book, “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt,” releases today. Watch “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: It Doesn’t Have to Hurt.” at 9 p.m. ET on September ...

Collaborative research on the neural basis of chronic pain led by neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley finds that a critical hub ...

Scientists at the University of Oxford are leading a new project aimed at developing treatments for chronic pain. The ...

Ashlee and Paul Higginbotham's baby wouldn't stop crying. An MRI found an unusual condition. Soon, they found three of their ...

Prioritizing the location of novel biomarkers within the brain from methods of targeted stimulation is key to addressing ...

Living with a neurologic illness is an exercise in ambiguity,” Shaheen Lakhan writes in a powerful essay about the blurry ...

(CNN) — One day a few years ago, as I stared at all the sophisticated machinery in my operating room — high-tech microscopes, image navigation tools and exquisitely designed instruments — I was struck ...