A new study published in the journal Addiction Neuroscience provides evidence that cannabidiol may help prevent the ...

Although David Segal has sadly passed away, he leaves as one legacy to those who were fortunate to have had the opportunity to know and admire him, an enduring interest in the paradox of behavioral ...

Peripheral sensitization refers to the lowering of the threshold of excitability of sensory neurons, which leads to an amplified reaction to a specific external stimulus. Sensitization can be mediated ...

The burden of chronic pain. Source: GoodIdeas / Shutterstock Nerve sensitization often contributes to chronic pain states, such as back pain, migraines, and irritable bowel. Sensitization is an ...

A research team performed a large-scale genome analysis of Japanese and European populations and discovered gene regions (genetic polymorphisms) related to allergic sensitization. Some of these ...

New light has been shed on changes in intestinal bacteria of infants that can predict future development of food allergies or asthma. The research reveals that infants with a fewer number of different ...