Life span lengthens when mice feel less pain
Metabolism gets healthier in rodents engineered to lack a sensory protein
NO PAIN, BIG GAIN Mice that lack the pain receptor Trpv1 live longer and have improved metabolism compared with mice that feel pain normally (one shown).
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