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The project will study the structure and function of temperature-sensitive proteins in animals adapted to different thermal ...

The somatosensory system consists of the peripheral receptors and neural pathways through which the nervous system detects and processes information about touch (mechanoception), pain (nociception ...

Fetal pain has long been a contentious issue, in large part because fetal pain is often cited as a reason to restrict access to termination of pregnancy or abortion. We have divergent views regarding ...

Sep. 23, 2024 — New statistical models based on rigorous physiological data from more than 100 surgeries provide objective, accurate measures of 'nociception,' the body's subconscious perception of ...

In this article, we explore treatment options for fibromyalgia, what current research can tell us about the disease and what ...

Despite the 1999 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement indicating that routine neonatal circumcision is not medically necessary, circumcision continues to be the most frequently ...

As humans, we like to think that we’re pretty clever. After all, we’ve been around for millions of years, have made countless ...