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Stephen F. Martin

Martin Research Group

Department of Chemistry
University of Texas at Austin

September 5, 2017, Filed Under: News

Scientists Discover Powerful Potential Pain Reliever

A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered what they say is a powerful pain reliever that acts on a previously unknown pain pathway. The synthetic compound, known as UKH-1114, is as effective at relieving neuropathic pain in injured mice as a drug widely used for pain relief called gabapentin, but it works at a much lower dose, with longer duration of action.

See the full story here: https://scienceblog.com/495959/scientists-discover-powerful-potential-pain-reliever/

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