A 71-year-old woman who feels no pain could help scientists develop new painkillers
Jo Cameron, a 71-year-old Scottish woman, has never needed to take painkillers after seeing the dentist and can eat spicy Scotch bonnet chilis without any discomfort.
She thought little of it until she sought treatment for a hip problem at the age of 65. Doctors were astonished to find that she experienced no pain despite severe degeneration in her joint. A year later, she said she felt no pain after undergoing what's typically a very painful operation on her hand for osteoarthritis.Her doctors decided to analyze whether her lack of pain sensitivity was due to genetics and found it was caused by a mutation in a previously unidentified gene.
The researchers also found that Cameron was an optimist, with the lowest score on a common anxiety scale. She reported never panicking even in dangerous situations such as a recent traffic incident. The researchers said that it's possible there are more people with the same mutation, given that Cameron was unaware of her condition until her 60s.
She does not take any medication and is fit and active, with no medical conditions apart from arthritis."I would be elated if any research into my own genetics could help other people who are suffering," she said.CNN's Nina Avramova contributed to this report.
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