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- People with more friends have higher pain thresholds, study suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/28/people-with-more-friends-have-higher-pain-thresholds-study-suggests 4 comments
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- What’s Your Pain Threshold? http://gamesfromwithin.com/whats-your-pain-threshold 17 comments c , practices , programming
- China willing to accept higher pain threshold in trade war, Bank of America analyst says https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/26/china-willing-to-accept-more-pain-in-trade-war-analyst-says.html 26 comments politics
- SPY has hit my pain threshold https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/4z6zt2/spy_has_hit_my_pain_threshold/ 10 comments wallstreetbets
- Dancing to Gangnam Style could increase your pain threshold http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-10/28/dancing-in-sync-raises-pain-threshold 4 comments nottheonion
- What is your pain threshold? I could watch 1:12 of this video before I had to switch it off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eotw1igoyqo&feature=player_embedded 17 comments reddit.com
- John Calipari: Derrick Rose "doesn't have a real high pain threshold" http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-bulls-john-calipari-derrick-rose-pain-threshold-20151202-story.html 18 comments nba
- It has always been assumed that women's bodies give them a higher pain threshold than men, to help them cope with the agony of childbirth. But a study suggests the opposite is true. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1048863/women-dont-higher-pain-threshold-men-dont-right-treatment.html?ito=1490 5 comments science
- ‘I don’t feel your pain’: Alcohol’s ability to increase people’s pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior. https://news.osu.edu/i-dont-feel-your-pain-how-alcohol-increases-aggression/ 15 comments science
- Neandertals may have had a lower threshold for pain: People who inherited a special ion channel from Neandertals experience more pain https://www.mpg.de/15154010/0715-evan-019609-neandertals-may-have-had-a-lower-threshold-for-pain 997 comments science
- People who partake in BDSM have higher pain thresholds, according to new research https://www.psypost.org/2021/09/people-who-partake-in-bdsm-have-higher-pain-thresholds-according-to-new-research-61856?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook 40 comments science
- Gary Lineker:Neymar has the lowest pain threshold of any player in World Cups since Opta stats began. https://twitter.com/garylineker/status/1013806670705807362 29 comments soccer
- Dancing in time with others raises pain threshold, researchers report http://phys.org/news/2015-10-pain-threshold.html 3 comments science
- TIL about the Doherty Threshold: < 400ms response time addicting; > 400ms painful. (old paper still very true today) http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/jelliott/evrrt.html 93 comments programming
- Humans with natural red hair have elevated pain thresholds and increased sensitivity to opioid analgesics resulting from a loss of melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) function. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/14/eabd1310 32 comments science
- Ruble Pain Threshold Seen Higher as Oil Slump Ravages Economy http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-27/ruble-pain-threshold-seen-higher-as-oil-slump-ravages-economy 6 comments europe
- [Erickson] Frank Reich says Andrew Luck will not practice this week. "No further updates." Says what they've got is a combination of full-speed movement and pain threshold. https://twitter.com/joelaerickson/status/1163848179000979456?s=19 24 comments nfl
- "If you need to know the kinda guy Keith Lee is, when i asked him if wrestling hurt more than other sports, his response was "Hm. I had not considered the difference in physicality. That is a solid inquiry. I suppose it depends [on your] physical limitations and pain threshold." - @TransGraps https://twitter.com/TransGraps/status/1505618637981376515 351 comments squaredcircle
- [Medina] Kevon Looney sounded optimistic about playing in Game 6. Looney said training staff said injury can’t worsen and it’s a pain threshold issue. And Looney vowed he will keep getting treatment and play through it https://twitter.com/markg_medina/status/1138300723190489088?s=21 36 comments nba
- [Wojnarowski] Embiid could return in two weeks, league sources tell ESPN. Much of his return date could be based upon pain threshold. Embiid will still need to be cleared by doctors to return. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/980177062404263936?s=21 25 comments nba
- Falcons RB Tevin Coleman fractured a rib and is expected a couple of weeks, depending on his pain threshold, per source. https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/646025746364784641 17 comments nfl
- UV from sunbathing stimulates addictive "opioid"-like response: releases beta-endorphins that give feelings of well-being, and reduces threshold to pain http://www.neomatica.com/2014/06/29/sun-bathing-real-physical-addiction-neurochemical-basis/ 5 comments science
- [Shankland] "I'd like to thank all of my friends and fans who wrote me supportive messages after what happened today. The last 13 months have really tested my threshold for emotional pain, but eventually I will come back stronger." https://twitter.com/SamShankland/status/1555607461687463937 29 comments chess
- A proposed hypothesis for IBS and why Low FODMAP diets work; Ischemia in dilated intestines due to an increase in gas volume can induce excessive spasms via the mast cells and show the whole process of lowering the pain threshold. High FODMAP foods therefore can induce IBS symptoms. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/s0306987719306036 3 comments science
- Lineker: ‘Excellent first half from Richarlison, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a game where he doesn’t require the physio to come on. Remarkably low pain threshold perhaps.’ https://twitter.com/garylineker/status/1119953635943821312?s=21 80 comments soccer
- People who regularly consume caffeine may experience less sensitivity to pain, finds a new study. Each additional 100 mg of daily caffeine consumed was associated with a 5°C increase in heat pain threshold and a 31.2 kilopascal increase in pressure pain threshold. https://www.psypost.org/2018/11/study-people-who-regularly-consume-caffeine-may-experience-less-sensitivity-to-pain-52574 57 comments science
- People feeling suicidal have 'higher pain threshold' | People who attempt to take their own lives typically have a greater tolerance of physical pain, researchers at a specialist centre in Glasgow have discovered https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44632091 8 comments worldnews
- People with more friends have higher pain thresholds, study suggests. Link between larger friendship circles and pain tolerance may be down to the way the the brain’s endorphin system has evolved, researchers say. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep25267 35 comments science
- [Charlotte Duncker] Ten Hag not happy with criticism of Fernandes: "It was a serious injury and I have seen media and social media criticised him and that’s pathetic. He has a serious injury but he continued to play on Sat and he fought to be available today and he has a very high pain threshold." https://twitter.com/CharDuncker/status/1762964663031972101 74 comments soccer
- Humans and mice with natural red hair have elevated pain thresholds and an increased sensitivity to opioid analgesics. New study with red-haired mice suggests it may be genetically linked to why redheads have an inability to tan. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/14/eabd1310?t=au 17 comments science
- Reduced MC4R signaling alters nociceptive thresholds associated with red hair. This study provides insight on a mechanism which may raise the pain tolerance of humans and mice with red hair, and suggesting new treatment strategies for pain. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/14/eabd1310 9 comments science
- A recent study found that repeating the “F” word during an ice water experiment increased subjects’ tolerance and threshold for pain. However, reciting made-up swear words showed no such pain-reducing effects https://www.psypost.org/2020/05/repeating-the-f-word-can-improve-threshold-for-pain-during-an-ice-water-challenge-56828 672 comments science
- [Wojnarowski] Sixers center Joel Embiid underwent surgery today to repair orbital fracture, league source tells ESPN. Embiid could return in two weeks, league sources tell ESPN. Much of his return date could be based upon pain threshold. Embiid will still need to be cleared by doctors to return. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/980177062404263936 13 comments nba