Chasing Men on Fire: The Story of the Search for a Pain Gene

by Stephen G Waxman and James E. Rothman

A thirty-year quest, from genes to pain-signaling neurons to people with a rare genetic disorder that makes them feel they are on fire.

Two soldiers, both with wounds injuring the same nerve, show very different responses: one is disabled by neuropathic pain, unable to touch the injured limb because even the lightest contact triggers excruciating discomfort; the other notices numbness but no pain at all. Could the difference lie in their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262037408
• ISBN13: 9780262037402
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher