How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain—and End America’s Opioid Epidemic

Murali Thondebhavi
Jul 8, 2018
1 min read

A wonderful long read about cutting edge science in pain management. It talks about gene coding for Na1.7 channel (a pore that lets sodium ion inside a cell) and how a drug targeting it holds miraculous results for people in pain. Cure for pain, eh??

https://www.wired.com/2017/04/the-cure-for-pain/

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