Why are three-layered masks more effective at blocking large droplets than single or double-layered masks? Professor Abhishek Saha explains in this Q&...
An experimental study carried out by an international team of engineers and physicists has added more evidence for the value of masks made with three ...
Opioids are the current standard of care for managing chronic pain, but the opioid epidemic has intensified the need for non-addictive alternatives. S...
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have engineered a gene therapy system to dampen pain. They've shown it to be effective in mice...
A gene-silencing technique based on CRISPR can relieve pain in mice, according to a study1. Although the therapy is still a long way from being used i...
At least one in five adults in the US experiences chronic pain, but developing drugs that successfully treat it has been difficult. Fifteen years ago,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...