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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Early-life injury can change how the body's pain response system develops at a genetic level, leading to a pain "memory" that can affect response to injuries occurring years later, according to a study in Cell Reports published by experts at Cincinnati Children's.

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