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    Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Pain is a fact of life since birth to death. In fact, scientists say pain is somehow a tool of the body to tell us that something is wrong with it. But for many, in a society here we reach ages not reached centuries before, chronic pain coming from age, chronic diseases, accidents, medial complications, neural diseases , can be something incredible hard to handle even with the opioids and existent technology. Death for many in this condition is peace. Pain is personal but affects families, societies, communities, as we are social animals indeed. And all, soon or later, experience pain in a way or another. Can we treat pain in a way that lives can be again worth to live, not just to stay in a frozen state of pain where nothing but the excruciating pain is important? Scientists are reaching the fundamentals of pain, how it starts, and why, and how it connects to the brain and conscience. Scientists also try to understand how we perceive pain, as there are people who can handle the pain and others just can't. Where is the switch off-on of pain? How AI can help those scientists to go from research to understanding and the finding of solutions? Chronic pain is not a joke. Even if we need pain perception we really need to find the solution to the pain which breaks lives. This podcast is so interesting