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Pain is a vital alarm system that warns us of tissue damage and compels us to leave potentially dangerous situations, despite the fact that it is uncomfortable. Although it is assumed that pain will lessen as wounds heal, many individuals continue to experience it even after they have recovered. Currently, a new study with an unexpected connection to lung cancer suggests potential new treatments for persistent pain. An international group of researchers from IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Harvard Medical School, and Boston Children's Hospital led the project, which was reported in Science Translational Medicine. The research, which was carried out using laboratory mouse models, revealed several therapeutic possibilities that could help the globe better manage chronic pain and stop the opioid pandemic. An key risk signal is acute pain. Contrarily, chronic pain is a result of a lingering injury and can even occur in the absence of a s...