After nine months in the womb, humans enter a world filled with texture and shape. We must then quickly learn to recognize and respond to textures and objects in the outside world, beginning with ...

Salk scientists use mouse model to pinpoint gracile nucleus as brain area responsible for discriminating between painful and non-painful touch, with its dysfunction leading to chronic pain LA JOLLA ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many patients with chronic headaches are often overly sensitive to touch and ordinary activities like rubbing the head or combing the hair cause pain, according to findings ...

Migraines are a leading cause of disability. Worldwide about 14.7 percent of people experience migraines. Migraines entail severe pain as well as increased sensitivity to usually non-painful stimuli ...

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a neurological disorder affecting the central and peripheral nervous systems, manifests with intense pain, skin changes, and swelling, predominantly in women ...