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The analgesic effects of cooling or menthol are disrupted by inflammation, but scientists have not been clear how inflammation interferes with cold perception, until now.

The sensation of cold is shut down by inflammation

01 Jul 2012

A mechanism regulating our sensation of cold has been identified.

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The plant used in the rainforest remedy

Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain

14 Mar 2012

An ancient Incan toothache remedy – for centuries handed down among an indigenous people in the rainforests of Peru – could be on the cusp of...

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Beakers

Gene that controls chronic pain identified

12 Sep 2011

Research lays groundwork for the development of new, targeted pain medications.

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