Scientists with 23andMe and Grünenthal are collaborating on the largest of its kind research study to better understand the complexities of pain, chronic pain, and role genetics plays.

Researchers have identified a genetic variant associated with severe menstrual cramps. This is the first genome-wide association study of this form of chronic pain. Known as dysmenorrhea, it is the...

Your genetics, whether your partner suffers from chronic pain and the environment you share with your partner, all contribute to your own risk for having the condition, according to a...