A new China-US research uncovers how expectations shape brain responses, by studying why some people experience chili’s burn differently.

Love Turns Pain Into Pleasure? New Study Reveals Why Some Crave Spicy Food

Remember 'Hugsy'? Joey's friend other than his FRIENDS on NBC's legendary sitcom by the same name? Joey Tribbiani would hug Hugsy and be so possessive of it that he wouldn't even share it with infant Emma.

Feeling anxiety, pain or depression? Scientists want you to hug it out and see it all vanish

Recent research led by Scott B. Hansen, Ph.D., at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, sheds light on the unexpected involvement of cholesterol in pain perception.

Your cholesterol level has a link to how you feel physical pain. Here is how

According to a new study carried out by the researchers, our favourite songs can turn into powerful painkillers, especially the music which moves the listeners. For a long, music has been known to help people in relieving pain as recent research states that the effect may be seen in babies also.

Tuning into favourite songs may help in reducing pain more effectively: Study

Imagine living an almost pain-free life with no feeling of anxiousness or fear. One would be mistaken to think the description is that of Superman, but scientists were astounded when they found such a human in flesh - 75-year-old Jo Cameron, a Scottish national who cannot feel any pain.

Meet this Scottish 'Superman-esque' grandmother who feels no pain, fear and anxiety

We all experience physical pain. Sometimes chronic. Researchers have now identified brainwaves that reveal just how much pain a person is experiencing. The findings of the research can help develop new treatment techniques for people experiencing debilitating pain.

Brain signals for chronic pain discovered, may help create treatments

It’s long been thought that people with autism are less sensitive to pain. However, a new study from Tel Aviv, Israel has turned that assumption on its head.

People with autism feel pain more, says study

Mumbai Indians' coach and the former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene on Sunday said he feels sad to see emergency law and curfew in his country. He added that the government cannot ignore the needs of the people who have every right to protest.

'Sad to see emergency law and curfew': Mahela Jayawardene expresses pain over Sri Lanka's economic crisis

Past can be a pain but nostalgia often brings a delightful relief. Everyone likes to think of good ol' days once in a while. And this sure evokes happiness, lifts our mood and sometimes makes us meet life with a renewed vigour.

Nostalgia can even shield you from physical pain, says a study

The federal government on Thursday proposed new guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers that remove its previous recommended ceilings on doses for chronic pain patients and instead encourage doctors to use their best judgment.

CDC proposes new guidelines for treating pain, including Opioid use

Researchers have investigated how philosophical approaches can be used to think in new ways about pain and its management. The researchers advocate not merely reducing chronic pain management to searching and treating underlying physical changes but instead adopting an approach that focuses on the person as a whole.

Study defines how philosophy can change the understanding of pain

Virtual reality (VR) can reduce types of pain typically seen in patients with nerve injuries, and that VR can boost the dysfunctional pain suppression system, a new study suggests.

Virtual reality may help reduce nerve injuries pain 

A team of researchers at RMIT University has developed electronic artificial skin that mimics the human body’s near-instant feedback response and can react to painful sensations with the same lighting speed that nerve signals travel to the brain.

Indian-born scientist creates artificial skin that can sense touch and pain

The Pentagon announced today that it would enforce new restrictions on international military students in terms of access to guns on United States bases. This news came in after a Saudi officer killed three American sailors at a naval base in Florida last month.

Pentagon restricts access to guns for foreign trainees

Even imagine what would it be like if you were to never feel any pain? For 71-year-old Jo Cameron, it has been nothing but reality. Britain's Cameron vouches of the fact that she has never felt pain and realises her skin is burning only when she smells the singed flesh.

Meet Jo Cameron, 71-year-old British woman who has never felt pain 

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