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A newly discovered 'pain switch' in our brains could unlock safer medications


In a major brain science breakthrough, New Orleans-based researchers and collaborators have discovered a nerve signaling mechanism that takes place outside the cell, flipping on a 'pain switch.' This significantly updates the way we understand how pain receptors work in the brain, and it could shed…

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