Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, a new study has found. This stops pain signals before they get to the brain. The discovery could help ...

Researchers at UCSF discovered that regulatory T cells (T-regs) in the meninges produce natural opioids, and their pain-suppressing effects are influenced by estrogen and progesterone.

is primarily focused on the estrogen receptor (ER) and the HER2 signaling pathways in breast cancer. The major objectives of this research group are to explore the key oncogenic/signaling networks, ...

Scientists from UC San Francisco have discovered the female hormones estrogen and progesterone ... The neuron then sends a signal to the spinal cord. The team found that the meninges surrounding ...

A newly discovered natural painkilling system powered by female hormones: When a pain signal traveling down a nerve cell (green) hits the protective tissue around the spinal cord, estrogen and ... of ...