Allan Basbaum, University of California, San Francisco, US, explains the basics of pain sensation, how acute pain differs from chronic pain, and how the new understanding of pain could lead to novel medications.
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The Pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Where Does It Come From?
Autoantibodies from RA patients cause pain in mice, in the absence of inflammation.
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A Journalist-Turned-Patient Writes the Book on Chronic Pain
Judy Foreman, author of A Nation in Pain, discusses what it is like to have chronic pain, the reaction to her book, and what needs to be done to raise awareness of chronic pain.
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Rare Mutations Give Clues to Understanding Common Pain Conditions
A new study builds the case for ion channel proteins as contributors to pain.
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Pain Research in Animals: Why Do It, and What Can It Tell Us?
Jeffrey Mogil, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, discusses the rewards and challenges of studying pain in animals.