/channels/taxonomy/term/12806/all en /channels/news/quebec-science-honours-three-mcgill-discoveries-257540 <p><em>By Chris Chipello</em></p> <p><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/files/newsroom/quebecscience_2.jpg" style="width:690px; height:226px" /></p> Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:11:08 +0000 webfull 114869 at /channels /channels/news/location-may-be-key-effectively-controlling-pain-258233 <p><em><strong>By Cynthia Lee</strong></em></p> <p><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/">Newsroom</a></p> <p>In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain. New research published in <em>Nature Communications</em> indicates that the location of receptors that transmit pain signals<em> is</em> important in how big or small a pain signal will be -- and therefore how effectively drugs can block those signals.</p> Wed, 03 Feb 2016 15:06:22 +0000 webfull 115726 at /channels