Pain-induced changes in the brain’s opioid system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid therapy in chronic pain

Published: 27 May 2018

Pain-induced changes in the brain’s opioid receptor system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid therapy in chronic pain and may play a role in the depression that often accompanies it,...

Chronic pain changes our immune systems

Published: 28 January 2016

By Cynthia LeeNewsroom Chronic pain may reprogram the way genes work in the immune system, according to a new study by McGill University researchers published in the journal Scientific Reports.  

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