On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released the results of its investigation of three in-custody deaths at ...

A new study reveals that when we experience short-term (acute) pain, the brain has a built‑in way to dial down pain ...

A new study reveals that neurons in the brainstem respond very differently to acute versus chronic pain, potentially ...

A new study reveals that when we experience short-term (acute) pain, the brain has a built-in way to dial down pain signals - ...

In a new discovery, chronic pain has been shown to be physiologically different from acute pain and now scientists have the roadmap for how to target it.

Participants who walked for more than 100 minutes per day had a 23% lower risk of chronic low back pain, compared to those who walked less than 78 minutes per day, according to a new study.

In this article, we discuss how chronic back pain affects your health and how to improve it.

Researchers have found a new and distinct pathway for chronic pain and have mapped how to target it with therapies, offering hope for people with fibromyalgia and chronic pain.

Acute arthritis is not a disease but a medical condition describing sudden joint pain or inflammation. Read below to learn how the condition arises, its causes, and its impact.

Chronic pain articles from across Nature Portfolio Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain, typically over six months. It can be initiated with an injury or disease, but ...

Marlene Lowe has lived with chronic pain for more than a decade but believes a "ground-breaking discovery" by researchers may offer her and millions of fellow sufferers new hope. Marlene, 35, is ...

Knowing how acute and chronic stress look and feel can help you better overcome them when they strike, mental health experts say.