<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/link-2026-01-inflammation-may-prolong-pain.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Suppressing postoperative inflammation may prolong pain</title><description>New study points to inflammation as a key factor in whether pain resolves or becomes long-term.</description><pubDate>01/08/2026</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2026/2026-01-inflammation-may-prolong-pain.jpg" alt="flat container held up in air with finger pointing at a specific area"/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/01/suppressing-post-op-inflammation-may-prolong-pain</externalNewsArticleLink><categories>Health Science and Innovation</categories><broadcast/></item>