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Apr 06 2021
People Make Metacognitive Judgments About Pain
New research links pain rating reaction times to confidence in pain ratings, in a study of healthy volunteers subjected to experimental heat pain.
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Mar 24 2021
The Trajectories of Childhood Pain
At a recent virtual event, Laura Simons discussed research aiming to understand the trajectory of pain in kids.
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Mar 17 2021
How Food Triggers the Pain of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A local immune reaction in the colon sensitizes sensory nerves.
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Mar 11 2021
The Sensory Neuron-to-Lymph Node Connection: Understanding an Important Player in Peripheral Neuroimmune Communication
A unique population of peptidergic nociceptors regulates a variety of cell types in lymph nodes.
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Apr 08 2021
Understanding Spinal Cord Injury Pain and How Exercise Affects It: A Podcast With Megan Detloff
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