Tag Archives: Pain Therapies

The Quest for Better Pain Therapies

G- protein coupled receptor (GPCR) and Drug Responsiveness

About Dr. Laura Bohn 
 Background:
Spring 2009-Associate Professor (tenured) at The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular Therapeutics, Jupiter, FL.
10/2007- Associate Professor (tenured), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Program in Pharmacogenomics

8/2003-9/2007 Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University College of Medicine,
1/1999–8/2003 Post-Doc/Assistant Research Professor. [...]

Dr. Philippe Sarret Team and Potential New Pain Targets

Shedding Light on New Pain Pathways

There is no joy in Painville. Our answer to pain is: “make it go away”! It spoils quality of life. The socio-economic costs for treatments, loss of productivity and absenteeism, are measured in billions USD$.
Today, moderate to severe pain is treated mostly with NSAIDs, narcotics or tricyclics (anti-depressants). Properly prescribed, [...]