Addressing the gender pain gap

Chronic pain is more common in women, however, our understanding of sex-specific differences in pain mechanisms is rudimentary. In this issue of Neuron, Luo et al., (2021) delineate a novel sex-specific neuro-immune pathway contributing to enhanced mechanical pain in females.

Մատենագիտական մանրամասներ
Հիմնական հեղինակներ: Dawes, JM, Bennett, DL
Ձևաչափ: Journal article
Լեզու:English
Հրապարակվել է: Cell Press 2021
Նկարագրություն
Ամփոփում:Chronic pain is more common in women, however, our understanding of sex-specific differences in pain mechanisms is rudimentary. In this issue of Neuron, Luo et al., (2021) delineate a novel sex-specific neuro-immune pathway contributing to enhanced mechanical pain in females.