Chronic pain

The dedicated gardener: Kif2a protein deficiency led to wild growth of nerve fibers in the skin of adult mice (right), while in mice without the protein deficiency the nerve endings were carefully nurtured (left)

Painful but less

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have discovered a protein that regulates pain sensitivity throughout life
Confocal microscopy image of peripheral nervous system sensory neurons in culture. Courtesy of the Weizmann Institute

A new approach to the development of chronic pain treatment

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Proof that drugs already approved for other purposes can be used to treat chronic pain sufferers. Since the safety of these compounds has been proven in humans, clinical trials for the new use are already possible in the near future.