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The idea that athletes perceive and handle pain differently from other people has been around for a long time. Now, scientists say that analyzing how this pain suppression mechanism functions could result in the creation of more efficient pain management methods.
In a new study, a team of experts determined that pa... |
17 May 2012
10:10 GMT |
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By discovering a new mechanism through which pain stimuli are relayed to the brain, researchers at the University of Leeds may have just enabled the scientific community to develop improved painkillers for a wide array of conditions.
In addition, the discovery helps explain why current efforts to develop working pai... |
15 May 2012
05:27 GMT |
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The results of a new scientific study indicate that distracting people with a difficult memory task and giving them a placebo are two different, but complementary, approaches to reducing pain response without the use of heavy drugs.
Previous neuroimaging studies had proposed that the placebo effect was a high-level... |
6 February 2012
03:55 GMT |
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Every woman I've ever met always cited some studies saying that women tend to be more resilient to pain. Well, this new research from experts at the Stanford University School of Medicine proves that claim to be false.
In nearly all disease categories, women reported experiencing more intense pain than men did... |
25 January 2012
10:41 GMT |
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University of Utah Pain Research Center investigators provide evidence that music can sooth the pain of people suffering heavily from anxiety. At the same time, sounds can benefit those who are usually absorbed in various cognitive activities, and can act as a distraction at the same time. One of the more unorthodox ... |
23 December 2011
11:00 GMT |
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In an effort to facilitate communication between patients who are in chronic pains and their physicians and healthcare providers, a team of experts is currently working on developing a common vocabulary for describing pain. The tool will help patients better relate their actual condition. At the same time, it will en... |
28 July 2011
09:44 GMT |
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Researchers have recently demonstrated that poor postures lead to an increased sensitivity to pain. On the other hand, adopting dominant, rather than submissive, posture can increase the amount of distress the body takes before painful sensations set in. This is the first time that the age-old encouragement mothers g... |
13 July 2011
10:00 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study conducted in the United States, it would appear that the chemical signals that make us want to scratch an itch, and also wince in pain, are the same.
In other words, the two sensations may in fact be integrated deep down, which is something researchers did no... |
3 May 2011
02:59 GMT |
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Wake Forest University investigators have determined in a new study that practicing meditation can have a positive impact on pain, reducing its intensity in patients suffering from serious conditions. Multiple sclerosis is one of them. It's an autoimmune disease, which means that a person's immune system no... |
6 April 2011
10:14 GMT |
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Scientists recently demonstrated that physical pain and social rejection tend to produce a very similar, hurtful effect on the average person. In other words, it's equally painful to hurt someone physically, or to exclude them from a social group. In the new experiments, experts showed that both types of events ... |
29 March 2011
05:43 GMT |
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Whenever people hurt themselves, viewing the affected spot may be the first thing to do in order to quell the pain response. A new research shows that looking at your body is a very effective method of diminishing the amount of pain you are feeling after an injury.In the investigation, an international team of expert... |
12 February 2011
07:19 GMT |
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Most people no longer have doubts about the relationship between smoking and cancer, so researchers carried out a new study that focused on the effects of smoking on patients already suffering from cancer.They concluded that cancer patients who keep smoking despite their condition, experience higher pain than nonsmok... |
22 December 2010
07:10 GMT |
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Zen meditation is a very healthy way of re-arranging your thoughts and optimizing your energy, and it seems it can also help reduce sensitivity to pain.This is the conclusion of a new research carried out by University of Montreal researchers, who say that meditators do feel pain but they simply choose to ignore it.S... |
9 December 2010
05:36 GMT |
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An international team of researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to discover the effects of acupuncture on the brain's perception and processing of the pain, and they concluded that acupuncture is effective in relieving pain.Thanks to the fMRI, they obtained pictures of the brain, while patients e... |
30 November 2010
09:05 GMT |
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A new study reveals one of the mechanisms through which meditation acts as a painkiller, or as a way of reducing the intensity with which people perceive pain. The work shows that pain processing patterns are modified even after brief sessions of meditation.Test subjects who were analyzed during the new experiments s... |
18 November 2010
10:59 GMT |
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Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center carried out a study which reveals that pain, especially the one caused by arthritis, is very common in the last two years of an old person's life.Pain in older people should not be ignored, and this is actually the first study to assess the frequency of pain tha... |
2 November 2010
10:56 GMT |
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Each person has their own personal memories, but some of these memories are a lot stronger, and also more intense, than others. These are called emotional memories, and they manifest themselves for example when you're transported back to childhood at the smell of a familiar aroma. Past events and experiences tha... |
6 August 2010
09:38 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, it was revealed that meditation carries a considerable influence over how much pain the human body can feel. It was revealed that the emotional impact the sensation usually has is significantly diminished in patients who meditate on a regular basis. One of the main reasons why this happens,... |
7 June 2010
04:05 GMT |
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The ancient craft of acupuncture has been with the Chinese people for thousands of years, and it has been used successfully to treat people ever since. The practice was not easily adopted in the West, mostly due to its spiritual component, and to the fact that it brings into focus details of the human body that canno... |
31 May 2010
04:05 GMT |
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Most research laboratories around the world rely on various animals to conduct their experiments on. House mice are undoubtedly the most popular choice for a wide array of investigations, and, as such, the small rodents can indeed be credited as our unsung heroes. The dark side of research is that, most of the times,... |
10 May 2010
08:59 GMT |
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Pain is something that has for a long time been associated with external stimuli. Usually, sticks and stones do cause pain, while other times people's feelings cause the same effect, only on the inside. But while these situations have been carefully investigated before, one area of pain study has remained largel... |
6 April 2010
05:42 GMT |
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A new scientific study seems to suggest that the difference between people who laugh when they get hurt and those who are in excruciating pain from the same type of injury is purely genetic. The research group behind the new investigation says that sensitivity to pain is dictated by subtle variations in a number of g... |
9 March 2010
06:06 GMT |
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For a long time, the international scientific community was not even willing to discuss the possibility that invertebrates may feel pain. For most creatures except octopuses, this was the general consensus. But lately, more and more experts are beginning to come up with proof that indeed insects and other such living... |
3 March 2010
03:16 GMT |
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A poor posture not only makes one looks bad, but, most importantly, it also leads to lots of pain, especially if it’s not corrected in time. However, the discomfort can be easily avoided by making sure we always sit up straight, Dr. Gerard Clum, president of Life Chiropractic College West and member of the boar... |
26 January 2010
16:21 GMT |
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In a groundbreaking, new work that could change the way people with a consciousness look at fish, Janicke Nordgreen has demonstrated that, most likely, they can experience pain when they are ill-treated. A doctoral student at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, the expert has recently presented her findings i... |
13 January 2010
19:01 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, there is a strong correlation between people's history of emotional abuse and neglect as children and the incidence of migraines and other pain disorders. In addition, the same research has found that people who suffer from migraines and have a history of abuse tend to show m... |
6 January 2010
06:49 GMT |
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High heels come with health risks that experts constantly stress, from back pain, to pain in the ball of the foot and sores. Because their love for towering heels can at times be something that they can’t – or don’t wish to – resist, more and more women are turning to the wonders of modern med... |
8 December 2009
15:31 GMT |
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The human body has evolved over millions of years to the point where it can make the best out of itself, during the healing process. As a person is recovering from an accident or an injury, such as a broken arm, its pain system becomes hyper-sensitized. This essentially means that even simple and normal actions, as w... |
17 November 2009
02:49 GMT |
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Stress may be taking a heavy toll on Susan Boyle again, although, hopefully, this time, things are not as bad as when she was still in the run for the number-one spot in Britain’s Got Talent competition. Reports in the British media say the singer had to be rushed to the hospital over the weekend for stomach pa... |
20 October 2009
09:46 GMT |
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Many psychopathic individuals seem fearless to the average person, and this behavior has been for a long time attributed to the fact that these people are cold-blooded. However, a new research seems to indicate that the real triggers behind their behavior is a form of attention deficit. The investigation puts a dent ... |
14 October 2009
20:51 GMT |
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Eating chocolate or drinking a glass of water when neither hunger nor thirst is present can act almost like a painkiller in that they trigger relief, a new study quoted by The Telegraph has found. Conducted on rats, the study has also helped researchers establish that there is no connection between pain relief and su... |
14 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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These days, most of us hold office jobs, which means we spend at least eight hours a day sitting down in front of a computer, with little to no time to straighten ourselves up by standing and moving around. 80 percent of Americans suffer from back pain at one point in their life, while back injuries are the number-on... |
24 August 2009
14:31 GMT |
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No one likes it when someone has some sort of public outburst and starts hurling insults at everyone and everything. However, cursing could be a very way of coping with pain by relieving it on the spot, a new research indicates. While the exact connection between swearing and pain management has yet to be established... |
14 July 2009
16:41 GMT |
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People suffering from chronic lower back pains might have believed until now that getting lesser exercise was ideal for their condition, but they will certainly change their mind when they learn of the findings of a new study. According to researchers, working out four times a week provides the best pain relief possi... |
3 June 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Usually, one of the main requirements that a space agency has of its astronauts is for them to be in perfect health, and not suffer from conditions that could jeopardize their lives in the coldness of space, aboard the International Space Station (ISS). In a study conducted on one female and 16 male astronauts, resea... |
2 June 2009
10:57 GMT |
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Seeing or handling even moderate amounts of cash may be a good way for people to relieve some of their feelings of rejection, and even physical pains, a new study by American and Chinese experts finds. Conversely, people tend to suffer more when they remember the things they spent a large part of their hard-earned mo... |
15 May 2009
17:01 GMT |
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After a long or very difficult workout, it’s essential that we keep moving and not give in to the pain that will undoubtedly appear. Specialists warn that not working out at all after a day of intensive exercise will make the pain last longer, while also derailing us from our daily routine, as FitSugar points o... |
9 April 2009
17:01 GMT |
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According to the conclusion of a new scientific investigation, conducted by Australian researchers at Queen's University, hermit crabs can not only feel pain, but are also able to retain a memory of it, a trait very difficult to find in similar animals, but which is very common in most complex creatures, includi... |
27 March 2009
11:12 GMT |
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Ever since Pilates exercises appeared, a little over 40 years ago, all specialists and avid practitioners have not stopped telling the world that there’s more to them than just losing weight and building a stronger core. One of the arguments most used throughout time has been that Pilates also helps relieve and... |
5 February 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Recent psychological analysis revealed, to the amazement of scientists, that the human mind perceives a hit or injury as being more painful if the person who caused it did it on purpose. That may be the case if we stop for a moment and think about silly house accidents that inevitably take place when there's mor... |
23 December 2008
11:08 GMT |
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The Sony sponsored online show Pulse and the PS3 Fanboy blog indicate that Pain, a game released in November 2007 in North America, is the most popular downloadable title available at the moment on the PlayStation Network.Sony has not unveiled the exact methodology behind the chart published, but it is believed that ... |
23 December 2008
05:26 GMT |
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Sensory and autonomic neuropathies refer to a series of conditions that are characterized by an almost complete lack of sense, both of the inner organs and the outside skin, which means that children suffering from it don't realize when they have to eat or go to the bathroom, and they don't feel burns, cuts... |
6 December 2008
04:54 GMT |
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Itching is one of the most annoying problems people have to face, and it’s also the source of major embarrassing moments, when someone in a crowd cannot resist the urge and further starts scratching all over the place. Scientists have been in the dark about what causes itching for years, although they recently ... |
18 November 2008
04:28 GMT |
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It's common knowledge that people have different pain thresholds. It's still unclear why this happens between persons that were born and raised in similar environments. There are, of course, no ways to draw parallels between aborigines in Papua New Guinea and Hollywood residents, in terms of how much pain e... |
29 October 2008
09:43 GMT |
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Belgian doctors discovered that some comatose patients develop the same "pain matrix" in the brain as healthy individuals do when subjected to pain stimuli. This gives further justification to medics administering painkillers to patients previously believed to have had no functioning pain receptors. Caregivers have b... |
8 October 2008
03:57 GMT |
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Injections are no fun, regardless of what some might say, but that could soon change with the invention of the painless 'microneedle', a device that works much in the same way as the needle of mosquitoes while sucking blood. In the case of the aforementioned insects, the whole process consists of blood bein... |
18 July 2008
05:07 GMT |
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Pain is an inspiration of reckless teen behavior, which revolves around controlled chaos. Gamers attempt as much damage to themselves as possible by flinging themselves from a rubber-band catapult. Using a system similar to the Burnout post-crash system, players will be able to steer their ragdoll to cause havoc, cha... |
24 March 2008
07:37 GMT |
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Nothing compares to the feeling one gets when the game he's been long awaiting to play gets closer and closer to the release date. Just think about how you feel when you hear the name of Grand Theft Auto 4 - new details, new information, new stuff - everything making you more and more interested in the title. We... |
4 March 2008
05:04 GMT |
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These odd rodents are ugly as hell. The mole rats are hairless, wrinkled, cold blooded (the only case known in mammals) and... totally insensitive to the pain induced by acids or chili peppers, according to a new research. Mole rats live in colonies in poor-oxygenated burrows about 2 m (6 ft) underground, in Eastern ... |
29 January 2008
03:08 GMT |
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In case you haven't heard, there's some serious competition for the Jackass title we could play on all major platforms this Fall. It's called Pain and you might know it as one of Sony's latest PSN games, that allows you to slingshot folks around in a carnival shooting gallery. You'll use a c... |
11 December 2007
14:51 GMT |
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