Connection between chronic pain, anxiety disorders found by researchers
Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 05:01
in Health & Medicine
New study results provide insight into a long-observed, but little-understood connection between chronic pain and anxiety and offer a potential target for treatment. Researchers found that increased expression of PACAP -- a peptide neurotransmitter the body releases in response to stress -- is also increased in response to neuropathic pain and contributes to these symptoms.