Promising Target To Treat Chronic Abdominal Pain

Friday, March 6, 2009 - 20:35 in Health & Medicine

High levels of a protein linked to the way pain signals are sent to the brain led to a decrease in abdominal pain in a recent study in mice. Researchers say the finding suggests the protein might someday serve as the basis of new treatments for chronic pain associated with a number of bowel disorders.

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