Nociceptive pain is one of the two main types of physical pain. The other is called neuropathic pain. Nociceptive pain is the most common type of physical pain. It’s caused by potentially harmful ...

According to a recent study published in Cell Reports, substance P produced by the nociceptors in the gut lining confers protection against inflammation and tissue damage by increasing the number of ...

Pain is a vital function of the human body that involves nociceptors and the central nervous system (CNS) to transmit messages from noxious stimuli to the brain. The mechanism for neuropathic pain is ...

Yes, when someone pulls your hair – if you have enough hair that someone can pull it – it hurts. But the truth of why that is, and some of the how much and some of the how, has only recently become ...

Research suggests that males and females differ in their experience of pain, but up until now, no one knew why. Research suggests that males and females differ in their experience of pain, but up ...

People feel pain when signals travel through nerve fibers to the brain for interpretation. Pain is typically the result of tissue damage and it allows the body to react to and prevent harm. The ...

‌Hyperalgesia is when you have extreme sensitivity to pain. If you have this condition, your body overreacts to painful stimuli, making you feel increased pain. You can develop hyperalgesia if you use ...

VICTORIA BRAITHWAITE, a behavioral biologist at Edinburgh University, is on sabbatical at the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin. EVERY YEAR, sportsmen around the world drag millions of fish to ...

Congenital insensitivity to pain — or CIP, for short — is a term used to describe the inability to feel physical pain, and a few rare genetic disorders cause it. People who have CIP can't feel any ...

A growing body of research suggests crabs, lobsters and other animals caught for seafood can feel pain. Scientists are pushing for legal protections to ensure they are treated humanely. When you ...