Novel Mechanism of Pain Relief Discovered in Tropical Disease

Inserm researchers and their collaborators have studied lesions in patients with Buruli ulcer, a tropical disease. They show that, despite the extent and severity of these wounds, they are less painful than others that seem relatively minor (e.g. scratches, low-degree burns). They discovered an analgesic mechanism that limits the transmission of pain signals to the brain that may be useful in developing new drugs for pain relief.

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