Tag: pain

Study points to the pain-reducing effects of social support

From the De Gruyter press release: Researchers at the University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT, Hall, Austria) and the University of the Balearic Islands (Palma de Mallorca,… Read more »

Study suggests multiple brain regions moderate and link depressive mood and pain

From the University of California – San Diego press release: Depression is linked to diminished activity in parts of the brain believed to regulate mood, which previous research suggests may… Read more »

Study suggests brain activity predicts fear of pain

From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Researchers applied a machine learning technique that could potentially translate patterns of activity in fear-processing brain regions into scores on questionnaires used to assess… Read more »

Study links back pain to mental health problems and risky behaviors in teenagers

From the Oxford University Press USA press release: A new study in the Journal of Public Health indicates that adolescents who experience back pain more frequently are also more likely to smoke… Read more »

Study suggests mindfulness helps injured athletes improve pain tolerance and awareness

From the University of Kent press release: A new study of injured athletes carried out by the University of Kent found they can benefit from using mindfulness as part of… Read more »