By Corinne Augusto Chronic pain can develop after tissue or nerve injury, yet the mechanisms underlying the chronification of acute pain continue to elude researchers and clinicians alike. Patients with chronic pain can have their lives upended by their pain, and are susceptible to comorbidities like depression1–3 and opioid use disorder.4 Their pain may be … Continue reading The Hunt for Why You Hurt – Improvements Needed in Animal Research of Chronic Pain
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NFL Players Sue over Painkillers—Because They’re Addicted
By: Andrew Huhn, 4th year PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Graduate Program America loves football. Brutal, high-flying, smash-mouth football. The players seem like gladiators from another era. Chiseled out of stone, they feel no pain as they run, jump, and catch with a grace that appears super-human. The reality is, however, that they do feel pain—and often … Continue reading NFL Players Sue over Painkillers—Because They’re Addicted
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