/channels/news_feeds/all/term/spinal%20cord/rss en /channels/news/location-may-be-key-effectively-controlling-pain-258233 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><strong>By Cynthia Lee</strong></em></p> <p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/">Newsroom</a></p> <p>In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain. New research published in <em>Nature Communications</em> indicates that the location of receptors that transmit pain signals<em> is</em> important in how big or small a pain signal will be -- and therefore how effectively drugs can block those signals.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/thinkstockphotos-481917502.jpg?itok=7_n5SlYr" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:06:22 +0000 webfull 115726 at /channels /channels/news/quebec-science-honours-three-mcgill-discoveries-257540 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By Chris Chipello</em></p> <p><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/files/newsroom/quebecscience_2.jpg" style="width:690px; height:226px" /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:11:08 +0000 webfull 114869 at /channels