Key mechanism that causes neuropathic pain found

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

A biological process called endoplasmic reticulum stress appears to play a key role in causing neuropathic pain, according to a new study. The discovery could eventually lead to new therapeutics for controlling chronic pain associated with trauma, diabetes, shingles, multiple sclerosis or other conditions that cause nerve damage.

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