((( New Protein Spotlight Comic Strip: Silent pain )))
June 2020
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Is there really a point to pain? Yes, argue most. Pain warns you that
something is not right. It teaches children not to put their hands on
a hot plate because they know heat hurts. It urges you to consult your
doctor when pain persists in any part of your body. Yes, but what
about pain that accompanies something which has already been
diagnosed? What about the persistent pain that frequently escorts
chronic conditions, such as a sore back or cancer? Who can see the
good in that kind of pain? Though there may be instances when it seems
superfluous and even cruel, the sensation of pain is more necessary
than it is not. It is a clear indicator that there is something wrong,
and that it needs to be seen to. In the absence of pain, no alert
signals are given off - which could ultimately put your life in
danger. It is a complex sensation with many a meaning and many a
pathway. One particular pathway was discovered when members of a
family were incapable of feeling pain - a singular and rare condition
due to the loss of function of a protein known as SCN9A or Nav1.7.
Link to this comic strip:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/102/comic/
You'll find the original article at:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/102/
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New Protein Spotlight Comic Strip: Silent pain
June 2020
-------------------------------------
Is there really a point to pain? Yes, argue most. Pain warns you that
something is not right. It teaches children not to put their hands on
a hot plate because they know heat hurts. It urges you to consult your
doctor when pain persists in any part of your body. Yes, but what
about pain that accompanies something which has already been
diagnosed? What about the persistent pain that frequently escorts
chronic conditions, such as a sore back or cancer? Who can see the
good in that kind of pain? Though there may be instances when it seems
superfluous and even cruel, the sensation of pain is more necessary
than it is not. It is a clear indicator that there is something wrong,
and that it needs to be seen to. In the absence of pain, no alert
signals are given off - which could ultimately put your life in
danger. It is a complex sensation with many a meaning and many a
pathway. One particular pathway was discovered when members of a
family were incapable of feeling pain - a singular and rare condition
due to the loss of function of a protein known as SCN9A or Nav1.7.
Link to this comic strip:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/102/comic/
You'll find the original article at:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/102/
If you wish to unsubscribe, you may do so here:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/unsubscribe/
((( New Protein Spotlight Comic Strip: Silent pain )))
June 2020
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Is there really a point to pain? Yes, argue most. Pain warns you that
something is not right. It teaches children not to put their hands on
a hot plate because they know heat hurts. It urges you to consult your
doctor when pain persists in any part of your body. Yes, but what
about pain that accompanies something which has already been
diagnosed? What about the persistent pain that frequently escorts
chronic conditions, such as a sore back or cancer? Who can see the
good in that kind of pain? Though there may be instances when it seems
superfluous and even cruel, the sensation of pain is more necessary
than it is not. It is a clear indicator that there is something wrong,
and that it needs to be seen to. In the absence of pain, no alert
signals are given off - which could ultimately put your life in
danger. It is a complex sensation with many a meaning and many a
pathway. One particular pathway was discovered when members of a
family were incapable of feeling pain - a singular and rare condition
due to the loss of function of a protein known as SCN9A or Nav1.7.
Link to this comic strip:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/102/comic/
You'll find the original article at:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/back_issues/102/
If you wish to unsubscribe, you may do so here:
https://www.proteinspotlight.org/unsubscribe/
