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Health
Martin M Barillas

Men And Women Process Pain Differently At The Neuronal Level

Pain medications may need to be customized to the user as new research shows that men and women process pain differently. (Tim Mossholder/Unsplash)

Researchers have found for the first time that each of the sexes processes pain signals differently at the neuronal level.

Most pain research has typically used male lab rats to study pain, even though men and women have long been known to experience pain differently. In a new study, spinal cord tissue from both male and female rats and humans was used, producing unique results.

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