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How do we predict pediatric pain trajectories? Who recovers from pain and for whom does pain persist? These questions were the focus of Laura Simons’ closing keynote address, “Predicting Recovery […]
Learn More >Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a mysterious condition that affects an estimated 11% of the global population and causes chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. With IBS, the nerve endings […]
Learn More >Many studies have shown interactions between the peripheral nervous system and immune system. But a detailed understanding of interactions between neurons and lymph nodes, and why this communication may be […]
Learn More >Empathy – the adoption of the emotional and sensory state of others – is a fundamental social skill that helps people better perceive and respond to their external environment and […]
Learn More >Understanding pain experienced in childhood is crucially important, as pediatric pain sets the stage for both pain and healthcare experiences into adulthood. Of the many influences on childhood pain, the […]
Learn More >Surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia are usually thought to lack awareness of their environment and be unable to respond to external stimuli – how could it be otherwise when a […]
Learn More >Add allergen detection and the allergic immune response to the growing list of biological functions made possible by interactions between the nervous system and the immune system, according to a […]
Learn More >Editor’s note: The 2021 Global Year About Back Pain is underway, with many resources and activities planned throughout the year, including webinars. Here, we take a look back at a […]
Learn More >Pain isn’t just under the dominion of neurons: Glial cells, including microglia and astrocytes, have long been known to modulate pain sensitivity via interactions with neurons in both acute and […]
Learn More >This data visualization was originally published on RELIEF, PRF’s companion site for people with lived experience of pain and the wider public, and is being republished here for the PRF […]
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