The Story of the Search for a Pain Gene
by
Stephen G. Waxman
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
A thirty-year quest, from genes to pain-signaling neurons to people with a rare genetic disorder that makes them feel they are on fire.
Two soldiers, both with wounds injuring the same nerve, show very different responses: one is disabled by neuropathic pain, unable to touch the injured limb...