New Mechanism in Pain Management Unlocked

A novel mechanism that can reverse chronic pain has been uncovered by University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute researchers. Using an animal model, their research has found that pain signals in nerve cells can be shut off by interfering with the communication of a specific enzyme with calcium channels, a group of important proteins that control nerve impulses. Their Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded study was published in the September issue ...