Researchers Identify Molecular Mechanism Controlling the Development of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a huge problem that affects more than 1.5 billion individuals across the globe. It is defined as persistent pain that lasts anywhere between a couple of weeks to years. This pain usually evolves from acute pain that is caused by tissue damage owing to an injury or surgery. Researchers consider nerve damage to be a crucial factor in the transition to chronic pain. However, the events underlying the emergence of chronic pain hadn’t previously been discovered — until now. New research from the University of California, Irvine has found the molecular mechanisms that control the transition from…
