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

Scientists have discovered a way to induce a hibernation-like state that protects the brain after injury—without using ...

Hypothermia can preserve neuron health following brain injury, but complications from external cooling make it less promising ...

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

Pain is not simply “in your head”—and reducing it to a brain-first narrative risks both stigma and substandard care. Real pain often originates in the body, whether from a fractured bone, spinal ...

Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified specific brain circuits that are impacted by psilocybin—the active compound found in some psychedelic mushrooms—which could lead to new paths forward for ...

Unlike a broken bone, a brain injury is often invisible. We can’t see the cognitive struggles, the lost memories or the chronic pain. But for millions of Americans with brain injury, the impact is ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A groundbreaking trial at Mayfield Brain and Spine is exploring ways to alleviate a common cause of back pain linked to adjacent segment disease. This condition often manifests as ...

Psychological therapy that changes an individual’s beliefs about pain can provide lasting relief for chronic back pain (CBP), long-term follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial showed. More ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - One Navy veteran is taking a long ride to help raise brain injury awareness. Ritaann Schultz is a veteran, a brain injury survivor and a fierce advocate for veterans with ...