New compound eases neuropathic pain from light touch

(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Slightest touch can evoke pain in patients suffering from nerve injuries. Researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine have suppressed this type of pain in mice. They applied a chemical substance to the skin which blocked the action of an ion channel which is responsible for the perception of light touch. Activation of this channel also leads to severe pain after injuries, which the substance eliminated....