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News Releases and Articles
Animal Studies Show Promise Treating Severe Chronic Pain
(May 2004)
Pain Research: Past, Present, and Future
(2003)
Study Gives Glimpse of Human Brain's Natural Painkiller System in Action
(August 2001)
Animal Model Shows Pain and Tissue Injury in Newborns Alters Nerve Circuitry and Reaction to Pain Later in Life
(July 2000)
Gene Therapy for Pain
(July 1999)
Web Sites
NIH Pain Consortium Web Site
Reports from Conferences, Meetings, and Workshops
Panel on Pain Research - Final Report
(May 13, 2003)
Information from Other Government Agencies
Gender and Pain Conference Summary
This summary from an April 1998 research conference includes topics such as illness and pain, children and pain, pain management, and future directions for pain research. Information on dental-oral-craniofacial topics include:
Abnormal pain perception and functional brain activity in women with fibromyalgia
Temporomandibular Disorders: A set of female biased conditions associated with altered pain sensitivity
MedlinePlus: Pain
The National Library of Medicine's compilation of on-line information about pain.
Natural Pain Compound May Offer New Treatment for Chronic Pain
A research summary from the National Institute on Drug Abuse about a new compound that relieve chronic pain in laboratory mice and rats.
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