What if we could stop chronic pain before it starts? (Lai Lab)

New research (co-authored by Zhao Lai, PhD) identifies a key immune “master switch” that drives the shift from acute → chronic pain—and blocking it prevented long-term pain in models. [cell.com]

A big step toward targeting root causes—not just symptoms.

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