A new study suggests that men and women process pain differently, which is why pain medications are less effective in women.

A new study from UC San Diego may help explain why women have more chronic pain and are less responsive to opioid treatments.

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According to new research, men and women rely on different biological systems for pain relief, which could help explain why our most powerful pain medications are often less effective in women.

In a new study evaluating meditation for chronic lower back pain, researchers at University of California San Diego School of ...

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