A study found 26 DNA regions tied to fibromyalgia, showing the disorder originates in the brain’s pain circuits, not in muscles.

Fibromyalgia, which causes chronic pain all over the body, is poorly understood, but two studies – made up of millions of ...

Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis showed that LDN was safe and effective for reducing pain and improving ...

Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are being prescribed an opioid that does little to ease their suffering. To make matters worse ...

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic ...

A woman who was told her flu-like symptoms were fibromyalgia was diagnosed with a brain tumour. In 2022, Karen Tait, 57, ...

Scientists have pinpointed Y1 receptor neurons in the brain that can override chronic pain signals when survival instincts like hunger or fear take precedence. Acting like a neural switchboard, these ...

Struggling with knee pain? Whether it's due to an injury, ageing or a condition like arthritis, there's no doubt that it can be uncomfortable and have an impact on everyday life. But in many cases, a ...

The strong opioid painkiller tramadol is not significantly effective at easing the chronic pain for which it's widely prescribed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published in ...

With Russian forces gaining slowly on the battlefield, Ukraine hopes its long-range drone campaign will help persuade Vladimir V. Putin to change course. Even though they are far from the front lines, ...

(Bloomberg) --Betting against the dollar has been the dominant trade this year in the $9.6 trillion-a-day foreign-exchange market, but the wager is starting to stumble. The world’s primary reserve ...