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Brain Switch Discovered for Chronic Pain | Health and Fitness News
Published 5 days, 9 hours ago
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Scientists have found a brain switch that turns up chronic pain after nerve damage — and now they’re targeting it to create safer, smarter pain relief. Researchers at Washington University discovered that specific receptors in the stress-linked locus coeruleus can actually dial down pain signals, offering a new path for treating millions suffering from neuropathic pain without opioids’ dangerous side effects.
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