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In a black and white photo on the left, Annina Schmid smiles with her arms crossed. In the color-photo on the right she wears a white lab coat and smiles in a research laboratory.
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Annina Schmid’s work spans clinical and basic research to reveal the biological underpinnings of peripheral chronic pain, using carpal tunnel syndrome as a model.

chronic pain

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Gut Microbes Cause Fibromyalgia-Like Symptoms in Mice

A young woman with neck and back pain.

Why Does Acute Pain Get Better, But Chronic Pain Persist?

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Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

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Neuroscientists Dive into the Biology of Pain

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The Unexplored Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs on the Brain 

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Study Traces a Neural Circuit Behind Green Light–Mediated Pain Relief

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Bull Ant Venom Evolved to Make Bites More Painful to Mammals

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Mouse Immune Cells Destroy Nerves’ Coating, Causing Chronic Pain

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How Meditation Changes the Brain: New Study Challenges Popular Beliefs

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Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Publisher Investigates an Alleged Peer Review Extortion Attempt

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Mapping Tissues with Spatial Biology

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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