Harnessing the power of a parasite that can stop pain
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For the first time, scientists have begun to figure out why the disfiguring skin lesions caused by cutaneous leishmaniasis don’t hurt.Researchers analyzed leishmaniasis lesions on mouse skin to detect metabolic signaling pathways that differed from uninfected mice. Results suggested the parasites that cause the disease change pain perception �...
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/memorialmonorail on 2023-11-30 21:21:30.

Original Title: Scientists exploring why skin blisters caused by cutaneous leishmaniasis don’t hurt have analyzed metabolic signaling pathways in lesions of infected mice. Results suggest the parasites that cause disease change pain perception – presumably as a way to delay treatment & promote their own survival.