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June 1, 2012
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A rare peek inside the subterranean home of the naked mole-rat
Among the naked mole-rat’s amazing qualities is the reduced ability to feel certain kinds of pain, such as that caused by acids—including the acid produced by high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2)—and capsaicin (the spicy compound found in chil
What can a twentysomething naked mole-rat tell us about fighting pain, cancer, and aging?
Neurons injected into mice help treat chronic pain at its roots, rather than simply alleviating its symptoms.
Untargeted metabolic profiling implicates a new suite of metabolites that may be involved in nerve damage-induced pain.
The body’s own mechanism for dispersing the inflammatory reaction might lead to new treatments for chronic pain.
Dolphins heal amazingly quickly from shark bites, with no swelling, infection, and seemingly little pain, but how do they do it?
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