RNA interference: the future of pain management
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Abstract
[Chronic pain affects 10%-25% of adults in the
United States. Two thirds of these individuals report
that pain has prevented them from working and has
severely impacted their quality of life, two thirds report
that they have been experiencing chronic pain for
five years or longer, and three quarters of those suffering
from chronic pain are depressed. We currently
have many ways to treat pain, from opiates to surgery,
which often come along with unwanted side effects,
are unnecessarily invasive, and are limited in their effectiveness,
leaving many people without relief from
pain or experiencing unwanted side effects of drugs.]