The research team discovered that reduced autophagy—the cell’s housekeeping system—in a specific region of the brain increases pain, prompting them to develop a novel peptide to restore balance.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. According to Medical News Today, almost 40% of adults in America suffer from back pain. Cleaning a house can be torture to back pain sufferers ...

Almost everyone has pain sometimes. It might start as a twinge in your back, a dull ache in your knee, a tingling on the bottoms of your feet. Maybe you slept funny, or hoisted a full bag of groceries ...