Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic stress suppresses them. Autophagy was most affected in the lateral habenula, ...

A new study reveals that when we experience short-term (acute) pain, the brain has a built-in way to dial down pain signals — like pressing the brakes — to keep them from going into overdrive. But in ...

Urticaria, more commonly called hives, can be acute or chronic, depending on how long symptoms last. Chronic urticaria can be treated with medication, and some people experience remission after 1 year ...

In a laboratory at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Alexander Binshtok, a pain neurobiologist, and his group peer into rodent brains to understand the mechanisms of pain. But that isn’t what he ...

A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil investigated the process of muscle pain chronification—that is, when it goes from acute to chronic—and identified one of the ...

You hear a lot about inflammation these days and how it’s bad for your health, but isn’t it also part of how your immune system protects you and keeps you healthy? At this point, I’m not sure I ...

Anyone who’s ever scraped their knee on a dirty playground is familiar with the stinging inflammation that manifests soon after the injury. It’s the immune system’s effort to restrict and neutralize ...

Knowing the facts can help you get the right acute pain treatment and find relief.