Earlier this year I wrote about some fascinating research from the lab of chemist Justin Du Bois, PhD, who has been working with naturally occurring toxins …
Category: Pain
Miniature wireless device aids pain studies
Here’s one thing I didn’t know: For every person who goes to the doctor to be treated for chronic pain, less than a half get …
New painkiller could tackle pain, without risk of addiction
Stanford researchers uncover painkiller and pain pathway of particular interest to millions of Asians with alcohol-metabolizing enzyme mutation.
Stanford researchers uncover painkiller and pain pathway of particular interest to millions of Asians with alcohol-metabolizing enzyme mutation.
More attention, funding needed for headache care
In case you missed it, the San Francisco Chronicle ran a story over the weekend on migraines - and researchers' ongoing search for a cause …
Study shows women prefer less-intense pain at the cost of a prolonged labor
As a friend's due date approached, she confided in me that the thought of going into labor was terrifying. It was her first pregnancy and …
Finding relief from lower back pain
If you thought a pain in the neck was inconvenient, try on chronic lower back pain for size. (Just kidding – both sound uncomfortable.) In a …
Do athletes feel pain differently than the rest of us?
With five days left in the 2014 Winter Olympics, here's an interesting question to ponder: Do athletes feel pain differently than the average person? As …
Toxins in newts lead to new way of locating pain
You have to love a medical story that starts with newts. Newt eggs to be precise. Back in the 1960s, a Stanford chemist Harry Mosher …
On being a parent with chronic pain
The Atlantic posted a moving piece today written by a mother whose severe scoliosis has left her body in a near-constant state of pain. The …
Image of the Week: The agony of pain
As my colleague wrote about last week, the current issue of Stanford magazine includes a feature, "Make It Stop," on the pain research happening here. The image above …
Stanford researchers address the complexities of chronic pain
If you’re in a reading kind of mood today, I highly recommend feeding it with a recent STANFORD Magazine feature on chronic pain and some …
Along came a spider: Spider venom could be the basis for a non-addictive pain blocker
I like reading and writing so all of the spiders in my house are exceptionally well-read. I think. They're all buried under a pile of …
Exploring the mystery of pain
If I had to live with chronic pain, I'd be a pain to live with. I'm a lap swimmer. A few years ago, I developed …
Laser-powered needle holds potential for delivering pain-free injections
Researchers around the globe are working to engineer a pain-free method to deliver vaccines and other medications subcutaneously without the use of a hypodermic needle. …
Pain experts speculate on purpose of Dark Knight villain’s mask
In some households, including mine, the excitement over the upcoming release of The Dark Knight Rises has clearly eclipsed Olympics mania. That's why a Huffington …
Video: How pain relievers work
This neat TEDEducation video explains how humans experience pain and how medicines such as aspirin or ibuprofen relieve pain. Enjoy (hopefully painlessly)! Via Devour