The EU supports scientists, researchers and innovators in pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Discover some of the groundbreaking work in sectors such as chronic pain treatment.
Project examples
Chronic pain is estimated to affect 150 million people across Europe, or around one in five adults. To address this, an EU-supported endeavour looked into the issue of people’s natural tendency to focus on negative or pain-related information. With a view to uncovering clues on the relationship between the mind and chronic pain, the mission was to identify new treatment strategies.