Discovery contributes to advances in understanding of the disorder; study which featured BRAINN researchers is one of the most comprehensive on the subject, with samples from 1,600 patients, including Brazilians.

Center for Studies of Favelas, the latest of FAPESP’s Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers, was officially launched on October 7 at the Federal University of the ABC.

Through experiments in mice infected with a herpes virus, scientists identified an immune system sensor that recognizes viral fragments and activates neurons responsible for pain, independently of inflammation. The discovery paves the way for novel analgesic treatments.