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Rhythms produced by the brain can reliably be used to predict how sensitive we are to pain, new research shows. The living brain is constantly producing regular rhythmic patterns of activity, which ...

Patients who are most likely to suffer severe pain following an operation can be reliably identified using a new technique. Patients who are most likely to suffer severe pain following an operation ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Although our sense of self feels intuitive, the human brain actually has a hidden mechanism that helps us distinguish our bodies from the external ...

Patients who are most likely to suffer severe pain following an operation can be reliably identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham. The technique could allow ...