BUFFALO, N.Y. – Touch a hot plate and your hand flies back. While the response is almost instant, researchers are still working to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind these sensations of ...

The old wives' tale that heat relieves abdominal pain, such as colic or menstrual pain, has been scientifically proven by a UCL (University College London) scientist, who will present the findings ...

Researchers have unraveled the complex biological phenomena that enable the sensing of heat and pain. The ability to accurately detect heat and pain is critical to human survival, but scientists have ...