Chronic pain

Cone snail

A scientist who finds pharmaceutical promise in the venom of cone snails

Science

Mandë Holford collects the snails with salad tongs and scuba gloves. Back in her lab, she studies their venom for compounds that could treat everything from cancer to chronic pain.

Environmental Health Note/Chronic Pain, Shrinking Brain

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