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Health & WellnessJune 13, 2026

Stress-System Markers Were Linked to Higher Pain Sensitivity in Chronic Primary Pain

TL;DR: A 2026 review in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews found that chronic primary pain studies most consistently linked higher pain sensitivity with lower mean arterial pressure, higher cortisol, higher heart rate during recovery, and lower parasympathet…

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Drugs & MedicationsJune 9, 2026

Cannabis Use Frequency and THC Exposure Did Not Change Brief-Abstinence Pain Sensitivity

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Psychopharmacology found that healthy adults who used cannabis frequently had higher circulating THC markers after at least 12 hours of verified abstinence, but their cold-pressor pain threshold, pain tolerance, and pain ratings did not…

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Stress-System Markers Were Linked to Higher Pain Sensitivity in Chronic Primary Pain

Cannabis Use Frequency and THC Exposure Did Not Change Brief-Abstinence Pain Sensitivity

The findings. The context. The caveats.