Can We Have a World without Pain?
Gresham CollegeBarnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
Thu 3 Dec · 18:00 · Free
About this event
This lecture explores how painkillers and anaesthetics work, why they can cause addiction, and how future painkillers are being developed. Pain is there to protect you. It stops you when your hand strays close to a flame or onto the blade of a knife. But imagine an operation or a tooth infection without painkillers. How were painkillers and anaesthetics developed and how do they work? Why might they cause addiction? Why do they sometimes fail to stop chronic pain and how are painkillers of the future being developed? A lecture by Professor Matt Higgins This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: Can We Have a World Without Pain? | Gresham College
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