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Montreal Gazette - Montreal team learns why painkillers wear off
A team of Montreal researchers has solved the mystery of why the soothing effects of morphine and other similar drugs often wear off within hours, raising hopes of a new generation of longer-lasting painkillers to treat chronic conditions such as arthritis and nerve pain.
Published: 5 April 2012
A team of Montreal researchers has solved the mystery of why the soothing effects of morphine and other similar drugs often wear off within hours, raising hopes of a new generation of longer-lasting painkillers to treat chronic conditions such as arthritis and nerve pain.
Scientists in the department of pharmacology at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al as well as the Alan Edwards Centre for Research Pain at 69热视频 were also involved in the study.