When the poet Andrea Gibson learned two years ago that their ovarian cancer was incurable, the news marked a turning point; ...

Living with a chronic illness can be challenging, especially for people who don’t “look” sick. Navigating the daily grind of life, which includes balancing relationships with friends, family, ...

A neuronal mechanism pumps the brakes on pain, but failure of these brakes can cause long-lasting pain. The discovery could ...

Schadenfreude is a survival emotion that activates pleasure circuits and decreases pain. So does altruism, if you make it accessible.