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A new type of pain treatment

29 May 2013

Pain cannot always be treated with existing pain therapy, and some painkillers have distressing side effects. Ruud Kortekaas and other UMCG neuroscience researchers have made a remarkable discovery: a special electromagnetic cap can combat pain.

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