The Headache Map: What Does Pain in Different Areas of Your Head Mean? Here's how the location of headache can—and can't—help you evaluate your overall health. You can't always trust your pain. The ...

Damage or injury to the nerves in the central or peripheral nervous system can cause neuropathic pain. This could be a sharp, burning sensation or numbness and tingling. Diabetes, cancer, and other ...

As we age, aches and pains become all too frequent. For example, 70 percent of people between ages 50 and 80 report joint pain, according to a 2022 University of Michigan poll on healthy aging. In ...

Whether sharp and stabbing or dull and throbbing, a headache can ruin your day. But your brain doesn't actually feel pain. So what is going on when it feels like your head is in a vise or about to ...

People living with HIV often have to deal with chronic pain. You can have it during all stages of the condition and in almost any part of your body. Severe pain can make it hard to sleep, work, and ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why do people get headaches? – Evie V., age 10, ...