New findings may influence pain research – Dagens Industri

New findings may influence pain research

                  2015-06-30 01:33
             

Chronic pain are very different in male mice and female mice, a new study shows. Medicine tested on male animals may therefore be ineffective for women, according to Dagens Nyheter.

Are same sex differences in humans may be the major implications for pain research.

We have to start from scratch. The vast majority of patients suffering from chronic pain are women, said Jeffrey Mogil, a professor at McGill University in Canada, told the newspaper.