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A 39-year-old woman was born with the inability to feel pain.\u00a0 But this rare syndrome is no super power.\u00a0 A new treatment enabled her to feel pain for the first time.\u00a0 And she was glad.<\/p>\n

From Woman who has never felt pain experiences it for the first time | New Scientist<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A woman born incapable of feeling pain has been hurt for the first time \u2013 thanks to a drug normally prescribed for opioid overdoses. She was burned with a laser, and quite liked the experience.<\/p>\n

The breakthrough may lead to powerful new ways to treat painful conditions such as arthritis.<\/p>\n

Only a handful people around the world are born unable to feel pain. These individuals can often suffer a range of injuries when they are young. Babies with the condition tend to chew their fingers, toes and lips until they bleed, and toddlers can suffer an increased range of knocks, tumbles and encounters with sharp or hot objects.<\/p>\n

[Keep reading. . .]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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