Knee pain: Here’s why it happens and how you can fix it

Just because knee pain is common doesn’t mean you have to live with it

Can Mozart Sonatas lessen pain? Yes, say authors of new study

Experiments on mice show that sound increases pain tolerance

Vulture nemesis still in drug store shelves

Ban on diclofenac flouted by over a third of the pharmacies

Millions live with low back pain, but addressing smoking, obesity and workplace ergonomics could curb the trend, research shows

A whopping 843 million people around the world will be living with the condition. The problem of low back pain isn’t going away unless …

What’s a TENS machine? Can it help my period pain or endometriosis?

Most devices have a small box that generates an electrical pulse, and wires connected to sticky pads, which go on your tummy

Chronic pain can be objectively measured using brain signals — new research

There is a major knowledge gap regarding where and how pain signals are processed in brain

Why it hurts

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Explainer: what is pain and what is happening when we feel it?

Pain scientists are reasonably agreed that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our behaviour

Explainer: what is pain and what is happening when we feel it?

Pain scientists are reasonably agreed that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our behaviour

Large proportion of global population deprived of pain-relieving drugs

A recent report says that around 92 per cent of morphine used worldwide is consumed by only 17 per cent of people

Exercise linked to higher pain tolerance: Study

People who regularly exercised had a higher pain tolerance compared with those who hardly exercised

A new roll-on to relieve period pain

Based on essential oils including eucalyptus oil, menthol and wintergreen oil, it can also help improve the mood of users

Scientists uncover mechanism of joint cartilage formation

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur have made headway towards finding a molecule that can help treat …

Back pain: four ways to fix bad lockdown posture — by copying astronauts

Common poor desk posture is actually very similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity

What to eat and avoid during menstruation

Symptoms like cramps, mood swings, depression etc, have increased due to lifestyle changes

UK: Six children die of Strep A, a common bacterial infection

There is a chance the infection can get severe when the bacteria enters the bloodstream — a condition called invasive Group A Strep

New drug combo using pain killers may be effective against cancer

Of the four complexes made from combining ruthenium and commonly used pain killers, two showed remarkable effects in stopping growth of …

Ban use of aceclofenac on cattle to save vultures, demands vet researchers

Test by Indian Veterinary Research Institute shows aceclofenac metabolises into killer diclofenac

Insects may feel pain, says growing evidence — here’s what this means for animal welfare laws

Animal welfare debates ignore insects as they are often viewed as too simple with too short a lifespan

2022 too short, too far: DTE’s reportage on global scientific research

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022  

Long COVID: Symptoms experienced during infection may predict lasting illness

Most long COVID-19 patients complain of symptoms experienced during their acute infection persisting beyond it

Just 4 doses of pain relievers available daily per million people in west, central Africa: UN

This means that people with severe pain, especially the terminally ill are most-affected in these regions

Current monkeypox symptoms are different from previous outbreaks, finds study

Rectal pain, penile swelling new complaints; Only a quarter of patients had known contact with a confirmed case