An intense description of suffering arrived in a mailing from an expressive arts gallery: My arms reach upward as the mind and hair are disintegrating, reaching through burning into the light.

A study in Science Immunology reveals an immune mechanism influenced by hormones that may explain why chronic pain persists ...

Cells lining the mouse colon. L cells, which produce PYY, are shown in green; serotonin producing EC cells in magenta; cell cytoskeleton in yellow. Women are dramatically more likely than men to ...

Women suffer more. But why? A new study points to an immune mechanism that differs between women and men, which may affect the duration of pain after trauma.