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Finding Could Lead to Personalized Treatment of Chronic Pain

Nov 1, 2016 | Kristen Thometz
“Research studies have shown that the placebo effect has its own biological properties and has a neurological signature,” said Marwan Baliki, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans, and using drugs to treat patients' pain has been a process of trial and error. New research by local scientists could lead to more personalized treatment of chronic pain.

May 26, 2016 | Paul Caine

What our age may or may not say about our health, why some people may be “hardwired” to experience chronic pain, and a possible explanation for the ice geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Rabiah Mayas joins “Chicago Tonight” to examine these stories and more.