Pain processing involves neurons, microglia and astrocytes. The functions of glia extend beyond basic support for neurons. Once activated, they release various classic immune factors that are also ...

Phantom limb pain following amputation correlates with primary somatosensory cortex (S1) reorganization. Wrigley et al. hypothesized that a similar mechanism underlies persistent neuropathic pain ...

A painkiller developed by Germany's Algiax Pharma has shown efficacy in the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain, another positive development in the search for alternatives to opioids.