The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for the sensation of pain. However, a key question remains: How exactly ...

In a new study evaluating meditation for chronic lower back pain, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that men and women utilize different biological ...

There are a great many things that men and women experience differently. A newly published study finds that chronic pain is one of them. It turns out that there are important distinctions in how men ...

Most people think about pain as a simple cause-and-effect process. For example, if you touch a hot stove, you probably assume that the nerves in the skin feel how hot the stove is and signals are sent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Pain and I have a long history. I have experienced it firsthand, ...