Stanford Medicine researcher Sergiu Pasca, MD, and his team have pioneered a new technique to recreate human neural circuits in the lab. These circuits replicate a sensory pathway that transmits pain signals to the brain. This advance opens the door to studying the root causes of pain-related disorders without relying on animal models, and paves the way for more precise, non-opioid pain therapies.
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By re-creating neural pathway in dish, Stanford Medicine research may speed pain treatment:
Stanford Medicine magazine:
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Imagine being cells in a dish made just to feel pain