Credit: copyright American Heart Association Chronic pain affects approximately 20% of the United States population and 30% of the global population. Along with sensory manifestations, chronic pain conditions also are associated with high rates of comorbid depression and substance abuse. Unfortunately, the complex and variable clinical presentations of chronic pain and affective comorbidities, as well as the multifaceted regional and molecular underpinnings of the disease, make it difficult to comprehensively treat all symptoms. A new study by researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has found that Read More