Considerable evidence demonstrates substantial ethnic disparities in the prevalence,
treatment, progression and outcomes of pain-related conditions. Elucidating the …

Our objective was to describe the racial and ethnic differences in experimental pain
sensitivity. Four databases (PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled …

This paper is the 28th consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning
the endogenous opioid system, now spanning over a quarter-century of research. It …

Chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are disabling conditions that affect
biological, psychological, and social domains of functioning. Clinical research demonstrates …

Objectives. We examined associations between racial discrimination and actualization,
defined as the degree of positive integration between self-identity and racial group identity …

For several years, research from around the world has suggested that the neuroactive
steroid (3α, 5α)-3-hydroxypregnan-20-one (allopregnanolone) may have therapeutic …

Robust interindividual variation in pain sensitivity has been observed, and recent evidence
suggests that some of the variability may be genetically mediated. Our previous data …

GPR40 has been reported to be activated by long-chain fatty acids, such as
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). However, reports studying functional role of GPR40 in the …

To broaden the measurement of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) beyond self-report methods,
recent research has examined the Beads Task as a behavioral measure of IU. In the present …

This study examined differences between Asians and non-Hispanic Whites (Whites) in pain
sensitivity, and its relationship to mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR). In 30 …