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Tiny channels in the human skull may play a role in chronic pain. Harvard researchers scanned 125 chronic pain patients and found elevated immune-related proteins in their skull bone marrow, with signals stronger in more severe cases. This discovery could lead to new treatments targeting the skull directly.
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