Central sensitization in chronic back pain manifested as greater unpleasantness to both pressure and sound, with stronger and more specific amplification for auditory stimuli than mechanical ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Increased colon pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) appears to be related more to "a psychological tendency to report pain," rather than to actual ...

Individuals with chronic back pain reported significantly higher levels of auditory sensitivity compared with pain-free ...

The somatosensory system includes perceptions of tactile, temperature, pressure, and pain. During the aging process, the somatosensory systems decline, which may affect the experience of pain. Further ...

A novel biomarker signature may offer a more objective way of predicting pain sensitivity, new research suggested. Investigators utilized the biomarker, which consisted of two measures — sensorimotor ...

Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain relief after surgery. Why? New from JNeurosci, Zhijie Lu, from Fudan ...

A study has found that a high sensitivity to pain may increase the likelihood that someone will be sympathetic to opposing political views, and may even cause a Trump supporter to vote for Biden and a ...

Meanwhile, pain-sensitive conservatives showed a mirroring trend, favoring values such as fairness and care typically associated with liberals. “ (Nevertheless,) these 'cross-aisle' effects of pain ...

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Dog breeds differ in pain sensitivity, but these differences don't always match up with the beliefs people -- including veterinarians -- hold about breed-specific pain sensitivity. Dog breeds differ ...