Saturday, November 29, 2014

'Off switch' for pain discovered: Brain receptor could hold key to alleviating suffering in cancer patients

Researchers from Saint Louis University in Missouri managed to block a pain pathway in rodents with chronic neuropathic pain They did this by turning on a receptor, known as A3, in an animal’s brain and spinal cord to counteract intense feelings of discomfort Technique could one day be used to a…

Source:'Off switch' for pain discovered: Brain receptor could hold key to alleviating suffering in cancer patients



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