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May 3, 2018

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

A gene variant that helps humans cope with colder climates also seems to have put people living in northerly regions at a higher risk of migraine

January 4, 2018

Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive

Researchers have determined how morphine derivatives bind to the kappa opioid receptor, which should enable safer painkillers to be developed

April 18, 2017

How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain

Her skin is perpetually on fire. He can't even feel a bone break. Together they might hold the key to ending America's opioid epidemic. The post How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain appeared first on WIRED.

March 24, 2017

How Can You Measure How Much Pain a Baby Feels?

The FDA is issuing a new warning on anesthesia for infants, and it poses a difficult question for doctors. What's more dangerous: pain or pain treatment? The post How Can You Measure How Much Pain a Baby Feels? appeared first on WIRED.

March 24, 2017

How Can You Measure How Much Pain a Baby Feels?

June 6, 2016

What Tarantula Toxins Teach Us About the Science of Pain

Scientists at UCSF are using tarantula venom to figure out how pain works. What they find could lead to new drugs that treat conditions like epilepsy. The post What Tarantula Toxins Teach Us About the Science of Pain appeared first on WIRED.

May 17, 2016

Insect Stings: Why Do They Ouch So Bad?

Justin Schmidt is a connoisseur of insect stings. The post Insect Stings: Why Do They Ouch So Bad? appeared first on WIRED.