Chronic pain affects millions of people in the US. Targeting an oft-overlooked brain receptor could one day offer relief.

Neuropathic pain has no immediate cause. Research on a brain receptor may help stop this hard-to-treat condition by Pooja Shree Chettiar, Siddhesh Sabnis, The Conversation ...

Neuropathic pain doesn’t just affect the body – it also alters the brain. Chronic pain of this nature often leads to depression, anxiety, social isolation and a deep sense of helplessness.

For chronic pain patients, though, the brain interprets even neutral sensations as pain and suffering. In effect, pain ...