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'Dead' Cas9-CRISPR Epigenetic Repression Provides Opioid-Free Pain Relief with No Side Effects
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | March 11, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a non-permanent form of gene therapy for chronic pain that they suggest could off...

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A 'Wearable Microgrid' Powers Your Devices
Tech Briefs | March 11, 2021

You have the power. That's the idea behind a "wearable microgrid" from the University of California San Diego that harvest and stores energy...

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20 Spring Forward Essentials For A Better Sleep
Forbes | March 11, 2021

With spring comes rejuvenation and growth, but not without sacrificing an hour of sleep for Daylight Saving Time first. An hour may not seem like much...

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CRISPR Could Switch Off Chronic Pain Without Opioids
Medium | March 10, 2021

In 2006, scientists described the curious case of a Pakistani boy who seemed immune to pain. Several of the boy's relatives had never experienced pain...

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Gene Therapy Might One Day Treat Chronic Pain
Gizmodo | March 10, 2021

A group of scientists say they're on the verge of developing a promising treatment for chronic pain that works by turning down, but not permanently al...

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Gene-silencing injection reverses pain in mice
Science Magazine | March 10, 2021

Swallowing an oxycodone pill might quiet nerves and blunt pain, but the drug makes other unwanted visits in the brain--to centers that can drive addic...

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