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Quest to understand sense of touch could lead to new treatments for chronic pain

Amber Dance |
If she wasn’t looking at her limbs, the girl didn’t seem to have any clue where they were. She lacked ...
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Deeper understanding of our ‘sense of touch’ could lead to better prostheses

Daisy Hernandez |
Imagine you’re holding a pen by the tip-side in between your thumb and index finger. You close your eyes and ...
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Understanding what happens when routine touching becomes agony

Ruth Williams |
It shouldn’t hurt to put on socks, wash hands, or walk about, but for some people with damaged nerves, certain ...