For decades, statins have been the quiet workhorses of cardiology, cutting heart attack and stroke risk for millions while leaving a stubborn puzzle unsolved: why do some patients feel their muscles ...

Women are more likely to experience chronic pain, studies have found, and their pain lasts longer, on average. New research suggests it's because of immune system differences.

Pain isn't all in your head, but it IS in your brain. Source: "MRI Scan of a Head" by Ranveig/CC BY-SA 3.0 Good or bad news first…? Since good news soothes the bad, let’s go with the bad news first: ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) can cause shoulder pain, although it is not one of the typical symptoms. In some cases, people may have shoulder pain without any wrist pain. If CTS is the cause, then ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Hintz, University of Connecticut and Marlene D. Berke, Yale University (THE ...