Researchers identify possible new targets for treating pain in women
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 14:01
in Health & Medicine
Women and men experience pain, particularly chronic pain, very differently. The ability of some opioids to relieve pain also differs between women and men. While it has been recognized since the mid-nineties that some narcotic analgesics are more effective in women than men, the reason for this difference was largely unknown.