Researchers search for more precise ways to measure pain
Measuring pain, one of the most fundamental tasks in medicine, remains one of the least accurate.
Did You Know Painkillers May Be Less Effective For Women Than Men? Here's Why
An important study from the University of Calgary has revealed significant biological and psychological differences in how ...
How you can change your body's threshold for pain
This phenomenon can manifest in several ways including “runner’s high,” wherein the body releases endorphins in response to ...
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Biological Differences Explain Why Pain Medication May Be Less Effective for Women
A new study led by University of Calgary researchers may help to explain why there is an over-representation of women ...
Pain medications are less effective in women than men, here’s why
Research from the University of Calgary reveals significant biological differences in how men and women process pain. The ...
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Chronic pain is harder to treat in women, but a new target offers hope
New research reveals why women experience chronic pain more frequently than men, uncovering key biological differences in pain processing.
Painkillers aren’t one-size-fits-all: Here’s why they may be less effective for women than men
Painkillers don’t always work the same way for everyone, and research suggests that they may be less effective for women than ...
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‘It still hurts, she said’: why pain medication may not be as effective for women as it is for men
A new study led by University of Calgary professor Dr. Tuan Trang, PhD, may help to explain why there is an ...
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Men and women use different biological systems to process pain, study discovers
"There are clear disparities in how pain is managed between men and women, but we haven't seen a clear biological difference in the use of their endogenous systems before now," said Zeidan.
Computational simulator targets intervertebral disk biochemistry to find most common cause of back pain
UPF researchers have led the creation of a computational simulator that is unique in the world to study one of the causes of ...
Higher opioid deaths among men may be due to sex hormones, new fentanyl study finds
Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been men. A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St.