New developments
 

Scientists have identified a channel present in many pain detecting sensory neurons that acts as a ‘brake’, limiting spontaneous pain. It is hoped that the new research, published today [22 January] in The Journal of Neuroscience, will ultimately contribute to new pain relief treatments.Dr Cristian Acosta, the first author on the paper and now working at the Institute of Histology and Embriology of Mendoza in Argentina, said “Given the role of TREK2 in protecting against spontaneous pain, it is important to advance our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms controlling its expression and trafficking in these C-fiber nociceptors. We hope that this research will enable development of methods of enhancing the actions of TREK2 that could potentially some years hence provide relief for sufferers of ongoing spontaneous burning pain.”http://www.bristol.ac.uk/

Hey Murgir!

Thanks so much for this! I am going to post another link because when I clicked on yours, for whatever reason, it didn't take me to the story.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0121183416.htm

Thanks again!

Thank you murgir, that's really interesting...and hopeful. Maybe they are starting to get somewhere. Just maybe :winky:

I'll check out the link.

Bram.

*** If a mod sees this, is there any chance we could have a sticky for new research and development? Not for general chat or anything, but just to add posts like murgir's to, so that we can keep track of what's going on easier. Stuff like this gets lost amongst all the general threads, and when all is said and done, what we all want most of all is for this disease to be cured (or the pain controlled).

I found this on my phone and saw the link didn't produce the right info but was too tired to get back out bed to go to computer to link correct one.I thought it might give enough info for someone to look up. I found it on Facebook under the name rsd/crps reasearch and development. Thanks Vrea and Bram

Would it help to "report" your post to have it catch the eye of a modulator?:hug:

Lol AzDi! Not sure what that might do to my record :D

I'm pretty sure the mods see stuff one way or another... Failing that, I think they can be contacted at the bottom of the main page. I'll wait and see!

Bram.