Sunday, January 6, 2013

The electric shock that could cure a headache by releasing the body's most powerful painkillers

  • Electrical current alters speed at which brain neurons fire, relieving pain 
  • Releases painkillers that have similar properties to opiates such as morphine
  • Reduced pain of chronic headaches by 37 per cent over four weeks
  • Long-term could reduce the amount of medication needed
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