Female hormones can stimulate immune cells to make opioids that naturally suppress pain

Published Date: 04 Apr 2025

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that acts via an immune cell and points toward a different way of treating chronic pain. Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, ...

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