What do you anticipate when you are about to go for a 20-minute walk, but struggle with chronic pain in your back, legs, or feet? You probably dread the inevitable ache radiating from your back or the ...

September is Pain Awareness Month, and more than 51 million Americans report living with chronic pain. Over the past couple of decades, experts say increased prescriptions of opioid medications were ...

Your brain physically decreases in size when you are suffering from chronic pain. 1 Historically, scientists thought a person was born with a certain number of brain cells and slowly lost them over a ...

Q: I want to stay mentally sharp as I age (I am 55 now) and keep hearing about the importance of neuroplasticity. Can you explain? -- David R., Providence, Rhode Island A: Neuroplasticity is used to ...

But Bongiorno wasn’t asking for drugs — she simply wanted help. For two years, Bongiorno, 54, had been living with pain that she describes as a deep burning sensation far worse than kidney stones or ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

If you were to fall off your bike and cut your leg, the acute pain might prompt you to seek medical care or painkillers. But when lower back pain lingers for many months, or migraines strike weekly ...

Learning something new, whether it’s drumming, dancing, or guitar, strengthens the same neural networks that keep us sharp. What Chris Hemsworth learned while struggling to master the drums offers a ...

Challenge the traditional "grind" mentality. True success stems from leveraging your subconscious mind. This article advocates for neuroscience-backed strategies: activate your default mode network ...