New study sheds light on painkilling system in brain

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 06:28 in Biology & Nature

Repeatedly boosting brain levels of one natural painkiller soon shuts down the brain cell receptors that respond to it, so that the painkilling effect is lost, according to a surprising new study led by Scripps Research Institute and Virginia Commonwealth University scientists. The study has important implications for drug development...

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