A network of nerves similar to wires runs all through the human body, from the tips of your fingers and toes, through your ...

A new type of painkiller aimed at treating pain from an injury or surgery has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug suzetrigine, also known by its brand name Journavx, ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, an oral medication for treating pain that doesn't target the brain like addictive opioids.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

Researchers studied genetically modified mice that lack NP2 itch-sensing neurons, to investigate the connection between itch, ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of a non-opioid treatment for moderate–severe acute chronic ...

A growing body of research suggests crabs, lobsters and other animals caught for seafood can feel pain. Scientists are pushing for legal protections to ensure they are treated humanely.

Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the ...

The silver wire network within the stretchable material forms an electrical pathway that is disrupted when the material is stretched.