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November 16, 2006
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Higher tolerance
Why does pain hurt some people more than others? Clifford Woolf and his colleagues have found an answer involving a single molecule under control of a gene that acts like a dimmer switch. Their discovery may help sufferers of chronic pain. (Staff photo Rose Lincoln/Harvard News Office)
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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Sensitivity to pain explained
Could be key to easing chronic pain
Cutting new paths to careers in surgery
Women surgical pioneers talk of struggles on the way
Pressured by predators, lizards see rapid shift in natural selection
Key antibody IgG links cells' capture and disposal of germs
Risk of breast cancer may be associated with red meat consumption
HMNH honors Goodall with 2007 Roger Tory Peterson Medal
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