Neuroscientists target GluD1 receptor to repair, not just mask, chronic pain

Neuroscientists target GluD1 receptor to repair, not just mask, chronic pain

Pain is easy to understand until it isn’t. A stubbed toe or sprained ankle hurts, but it makes sense because the cause is clear and the pain fades as you heal. But what if the pain didn’t go away? What if even a breeze felt like fire, or your leg burned for no reason at all? When pain lingers without a clear cause, that’s neuropathic pain. We are neuroscientists who study how pain circuits in the brain and spinal cord change over time. Our work …