A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain. The study is based on a randomized ...

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering. The breakthrough challenges our beliefs about how we process pain and may ...

Remember that awful breakup from years ago? For some people, just thinking about it doesn’t just bring back bad feelings — it actually hurts. Like, physically hurts. That’s not being dramatic or ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Pain is our body’s way of telling us that something is wrong. When it’s acute, it tends to start suddenly, with an ...

Historically, pain has been divided into two neat categories: physical and emotional. But the more we learn about its neurobiology, function, and treatment, the thinner that dividing line becomes.

Researchers have created an effective therapy for chronic pain that reduces pain intensity by focusing on emotional regulation. A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia ...