Pain gene common to flies, mice and humans, researchers discover
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 14:21
in Biology & Nature
While it has become clear in recent years that susceptibility to pain has a strong inherited component, very little is known about actual "pain genes" and how they work. In a new study, researchers report on a novel human pain gene. People with minor variations in this gene showed clear differences in susceptibility to acute heat pain and chronic back pain.