A few years ago, Scottish woman Jo Cameron was found to be a medical marvel who felt next to no pain, fear or anxiety, and had faster wound healing, thanks to a specific gene mutation. Now, scientists ...

The dismissive phrase “it’s all in your head” takes on new meaning when you understand that women literally process pain through different neural pathways than men. This isn’t about pain tolerance or ...

Recent estimates of chronic pain prevalence in the United States indicate that more than 50 million adults (20.5 percent) report experiencing pain on most days or every day (Yong, Mullins, and ...