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A Hidden Source of Chronic Pain May Be Lurking Inside Your Skull, Study Finds

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(stockdevil/iStock/Getty Images) For a long time, scientists thought that immune cells produced in our bone marrow flocked to the brain when it needed protection from injury or infection. Researchers found evidence of tiny, hidden channels connecting skull bone marrow to the lining of the brain, suggesting the skull has its own emergency pipelines for immune responses.

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