New pain-sensing structure in skin identified
“Our study shows that sensitivity to pain does not occur only in the skin’s nerve fibres, but also in this recently-discovered pain-sensitiv
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by John Evans
- Oct 12, 2018
- 3 min
Identified: Gene responsible for increased pain sensation after a wound
“For years scientists have been trying to solve the mystery of how gentle touch becomes painful. These results suggest PIEZ02 is the gene fo
By John Evans
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2 min
Itch-related neurotransmitter plays no role in pain transmission
Ideally the goal would be to develop treatments that interrupt pain or itch closer to their source, said Dr. Mishra. “If we can block the se
Derm City
- Jun 27, 2016
- 2 min
Cause of photodynamic therapy pain identified
Image by Skin58 via Wikimedia Commons. licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. The pain...
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