They’ve focused particularly on TRPV1, a receptor found at the endings of peripheral nerves in the skin that’s integral to detecting temperature and pain, and also responds to capsaicin, the component ...

The UB researchers have focused on a family of ion channels known as TRP (transient receptor potential) channels and in particular TRPV1, the receptor that gets activated by capsaicin, the ingredient ...

Not all moisturisers are actually good at reducing moisture loss. You may still itch as your skin recovers if you’ve been ...

Some people can get hives (itchy raised bumps that look red on lighter skin and brown or purple on darker skin) after hot ...

While the acute pain of this often debilitating “rash” is due to the pain receptors in your skin, the chronic pain, which can last for months, is not. Post-herpetic neuralgia, its medical name, is a ...

Your skin is your largest organ, and has two distinct parts: the epidermis on the outside, and the dermis on the inside.

The University of Guelph neuroscientist is scoping out the brain regions and genes that change as a consequence of pain that lasts for months or even years. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won this ...

Mosquito pain receptors are less sensitive during extreme heat. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250312124313.htm ...

However, keratinocytes—the skin's first line of defense—express bitter taste receptors that function as biological gatekeepers, detecting harmful substances that penetrate the body and ...

The receptors are part of your body’s endogenous opioid system, which deals with pain, reward, and addiction. They’re present on nerve cells, mainly in your central nervous system (CNS) and gut.