What makes a food irresistible, even addictive? Is it the amount of fat? (Yum.) Refined carbs and extra sugar? (Double yum.) Salt? Lots of calories packed into a single bite? My grandma’s chocolate ...

The optimal approach to early resuscitation in septic shock is unknown. Equipoise exists between the use of larger volumes of intravenous fluids to restore perfusion and the use of early vasopressor ...

For millions battling chronic nerve pain, even the softest touch can feel agonizing — but scientists may have uncovered a radically new way to stop it at the source. Researchers at Duke University ...

Neuropeptides are brain and body signaling molecules that shape emotion, pain, metabolism, cognition, and immune function.

If you get migraines, you know it can be hard to find relief. You and your doctor have lots of medicines to choose from, but they don’t all work for everyone. And most have side effects. Some drugs ...

The sciatic nerve is the longest and thickest nerve in your body. It's actually a bundle of five nerves that start in your lower back and run through your buttocks and down each leg. Inflammation of ...