Scientists have uncovered differences between the sexes in the way pain is produced, pointing to potential new ways to target treatment for women and men. Researchers at the University of Arizona have ...

According to a recent study published in Cell Reports, substance P produced by the nociceptors in the gut lining confers protection against inflammation and tissue damage by increasing the number of ...

The process of expressing a wide variety of voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels enables nociceptors to transduce receptor potential into single action potentials or multiple action potentials.

Pain and itch are distinct sensations arousing evasion and compulsive desire for scratching, respectively. It’s unclear whether they could invoke different neural networks in the brain. Here, we use ...

Does a person's sex dictate how they respond to pain? To a certain degree, yes, but there's a lot scientists don't know. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...