IASP PRF Webinar on Orofacial Pain Tomorrow Monday June 1, 2026 at 12 PM ET Free Registration using the QR code or visit painresearchforum.org #pain #TMJ #headache @iasp.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social @jjemrick.bsky.social

What research do you think may benefit from this newly revealed spino-brain-spinal cord circuit loop that links ascending and descending pathways in chronic mechanical pain? Learn more in this #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick from Wang et al. in @nature.com bit.ly/41mOKCX #PapersoftheWeek#EditorsPick#PRF

Don’t miss our upcoming #PRF monthly webinar, featuring Drs. Frank Porreca, Kirsty Bannister, @patrikernfors.bsky.social, and @hstratton.bsky.social on new developments in descending modulation next week! bit.ly/3NuY6Jq ##PRF#pain #neuroscience #webinar

Are you curious about “pain resilience” genes and how to become a successful scientist in the pain field? Listen to the newest episode of the IASP-PRF podcast, featuring Stephen Waxman bit.ly/4sZYorv #PRF #podcast #neuroscience #pain

Join us tomorrow at 12 PM ET to discuss Cundiff-O’Sullivan et al.’s latest paper in @painthejournal.bsky.social on clinical pain, placebo effects, and aging bit.ly/4mqDb7C #PRF #webinar #journalclub #pain #placebo

Do you know which cytokine and signaling pathway, defined in this @patrikernfors.bsky.social et al. study in @natneuro.nature.com, causes joint pain before and during arthritis? Check out this #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick to find out more bit.ly/41lC2Ve ##PapersoftheWeek#EditorsPick#PRF

Did you see Mukoyama et al.’s delineating a program of macrophage diversification that underpins both joint inflammation and pain? Check out this #PRF #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick from @scienge.org #ScienceAdvances bit.ly/4sLrEBY

PRF Spotlight Series Ep 2- Dr. Stephen Waxman of Yale University shares with Drs. Isaac Aragão & Beatriz Adjafre the history of the Nav channels and their role in pain, his ideas for the future and sage advice for young investigators. bit.ly/48C9KcK #pain #science #ionchannels @iasp.bsky.social

Are you curious about the relationship between pain and dementia? Register for this Gulf Coast Consortia #Pain2026 workshop, featuring sessions with Drs. Lauren Donovan and Nafis Eghrari bit.ly/4cfTqAN#Pain2026#PRF

Are you looking for an #academiajob in the beautiful city of Aarhus, Denmark? Consider applying to become a Professor of Psychology and Placebo Effects in Pain and Neurological Disorders at @au.dk bit.ly/4sNSoSD

Are you interested in designing the official t-shirt for the 2026 #WorldCongressonPain? @iasp.bsky.social is accepted submissions until 21 April bit.ly/4rX8hVA #WorldCongressonPain#PRF

Have you considered the African spiny mouse as a model system for nervous system research? Check out this review detailing their unique capability of scarless tissue regeneration, extending to the nervous system bit.ly/4bKlcFr #PRF #EditorsPick #PapersoftheWeek

Have you read Cundiff-O’Sullivan et al.’s latest paper in @painthejournal.bsky.social about paikn, aging, and placebo effects? Join us for the upcoming #PRF #journalclub on 15 April bit.ly/4skxFWj

Are you aware of the newest developments in researching descending modulation? Check out this #PRF #webinar on 23 April at 12 PM ET bit.ly/3NuY6Jq

What do you think of the results of Tabacof et al.’s RCT reporting durable improvements in #neuropathicpain after using a novel audio-visual stimulation #neuromodulation device? Check out this #PRF #EditorsPick from @drjerinmathew.bsky.social bit.ly/4db4ccE

In this episode of Pain Exchange, host Dr. Renee Chasse speaks with bioethicist, Dr. Daniel Buchman, and dedicated patient advocate, Joletta Belton, ways artificial intelligence is making an impact on the field of pain research and management. Listen Here: bit.ly/3O0dIFa

Are you interested in graphic design? Here’s your chance to design the official t-shirt for the 2026 #WorldCongressonPain from @iasp.bsky.social! bit.ly/4rX8hVA #WorldCongressonPainubmit by 21 April #PRF

David Finn, PhD, Professor and Director of the Centre for Pain Research at the University of Galway invites you to engage with his and other pain researchers' comments at PRF Editors' Picks. Check it out and leave a comment! painresearchforum.org #pain #science @iasp.bsky.social

Allan Basbaum, PhD, Professor and Chair at UCSF and National Academy of Sciences Member invites you to engage with his and other pain researchers' comments at PRF Editors' Picks. Check it out. painresearchforum.org #pain #science #commentaries @iasp.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social

Do you know the elements that contribute to stress-induced analgesia? Check out #PRF #EditorsPick from Gregory Scherrer, Haenraets et al., to learn more bit.ly/4uOXIX0

Have you read Cundiff-O’Sullivan et al.’s latest paper in @painthejournal.bsky.social and want to discuss with other pain researchers? Join us for the upcoming #PRF #journalclub on 15 April bit.ly/4skxFWj

Are you aware of the newest developments in researching descending modulation? Check out this #PRF #webinar on 23 April at 12 PM ET bit.ly/3NuY6Jq

How much do you know about eye pain? Check out the next episode of the Pain Beat #podcast where Sejiro Littleton speaks with clinicians and researchers about the mechanisms and brain regions involved bit.ly/4bwGsgi#podcast#PRF #eyepain

Do you know the full story behind the pharmacologist who helped explain gabapentin’s effects? Read this @thetransmitter.bsky.social article from @eisensteinium.bsky.social honoring Annette Dolphin, featured on #PRF bit.ly/3NaBXAf

Have you seen Su et al.’s newest results in @cp-neuron.bsky.social reframing malocclusion as a sensorimotor-motivational integration disorder? Check out this #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick from @rpseal.bsky.social bit.ly/4lBcJYv ##PapersoftheWeek#EditorsPick#PRF #transgenic #mouse #neuroscience

Have you seen the results of the latest trial of accelerated TMS with the H1 coil for depression? Check out this #PapersoftheWeek pick from Hanlon et al. in @brainstimjournal.bsky.social bit.ly/4sFSuey#PapersoftheWeek#PRF

In Ep 21 of the Pain Beat, we dive into a topic that’s both surprisingly complex and often overlooked—eye pain. Doctors and scientists share insights about one of most sensitive structures in the human body. Visit the painresearchforum.org #podcast #pain #vision #science #medicine

Are you a trainee looking for a research associate/fellow position in Nottingham, UK? Check out and apply for this #postdoc #jobopportunity from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social now bit.ly/4sCqLex #postdoc#jobopportunity#PRF

Are you curious about how the pain field is incorporating #AI? Listen to the latest episode of @iasp.bsky.social Pain Exchange #podcast to hear Joletta Belton and danielbuchman.bsky.s... discuss AI’s potential impacts on the pain field. bit.ly/3JznbkG #AI#podcast#AI #healthcareAI

Have you registered for tomorrow’s #PRF #journaclub with @iasp.bsky.social Acute Pain SIG and Dan Arendt? Join us on 18 March to discuss Harvey et al’s review on buprenorphine and full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management bit.ly/3ZKd6pp

Do you know what drives anti-nociceptive effects of Cannabidiol in larval Zebrafish? Check out this #PRF #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick from Lecamp et al. in @sfnjournals.bsky.social bit.ly/4s1TsSf

Did you know that the @bjajournals.bsky.social is coming out with a special issue on Women in Anaesthesia? Read the introduction to the special issue at #PRF and comment on what (or who) you hope to see highlighted! bit.ly/4spLhiw #PRF#PapersoftheWeek

Are you aware of the NIH HEAL Initiative’s various funding pathways? Join this webinar on 15 April with Michael Oshinsky to learn more bit.ly/4aQXHtZ #PRF #fundingopportunity

Have you registered for next week’s #PRF #journalclub with @iasp.bsky.social Acute Pain SIG and Dan Arendt? Join us on 18 March to discuss Harvey et al’s review on buprenorphine and full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management bit.ly/3ZKd6pp

Are you joining us for the next #PRF webinar today, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo at @UV_EG, and Dr. Thomas Kash? Register now bit.ly/4rQzqdb

Have you seen Cao et al.’s result in @cp-neuron.bsky.social that led Allan Basbaum to say that “previous pain research studies that exclusively implicated microglial and/or macrophage depletion based on PLX5622 treatment should perhaps be reexamined”? bit.ly/4u9wfyV #PRF

Did you read McIlvried et al.’s latest study in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social connecting CGRP signaling to tumor-associated pain and immune evasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma? Check out the #PapersoftheWeek pick here bit.ly/4s93fFN #PapersoftheWeek#PRF

Are you looking for a reason to go to Norway in late May? Consider registering for the Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain’s 50th anniversary conference in Bergen bit.ly/3ZX0I5y #PRF #conference #academictravel

How do you think scientists could solve the primary limitation in neuroscience, according to @suthanalab.bsky.social – a lack of cross-species dialogue? bit.ly/4qSs6gd #PRF @thetransmitter.bsky.social, Illustration by mariacorte.com

Can’t make it to #Philadelphia for @usasp.bsky.social’s annual meeting next month? Register now for virtual attendance to hear plenary sessions from @quanamadison.bsky.social, Dr. Jennifer Stinson, @vabraira.bsky.social, and Dr. Gregory Scherrer bit.ly/4tUJjZ5 #P#Philadelphia#PRF

How important do you think pain intensity is to patients’ global impression of change post-surgery? Check @DrJerinMathew’s #EditorsPick in @bjajournals.bsky.social from Roper et al., bit.ly/4rD8ON2 #EditorsPick#PRF #PapersoftheWeek

Have you seen the results from the newest REFORM study providing evidence for altered resting-state functional connectivity in migraine? Check out Messina et al.’s study in @greenjournal.bsky.social, one of Sam Hughes’s #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick, today bit.ly/4aVZFsJ

Are you curious about the relationship between pain and alcohol use? Register now for our next #PRF webinar on 10 March from #PRF, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo, and Dr. Thomas Kash bit.ly/4rQzqdb

Have you seen the recent result from Qin et al. in @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social that shows semaglutide protects cartilage in obesity-related osteoarthritis? Take a look at one of @khannalabuf.bsky.social’s #PRF #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick, today bit.ly/3ZKdowv

Join @iasp.bsky.social’s Acute Pain SIG and Dan Arendt on 18 March to discuss Harvey et al’s review in Reg Anesth Pain Med on buprenorphine and full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management bit.ly/3ZKd6pp #journalclub #PRF

What neural circuitry do you think underlies warmth seeking behavior during infection? Check out Yahiro et al.’s study in @jphysiol.bsky.social, one of @khannalabuf.bsky.social’s #PRF #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick, today bit.ly/46X3V8W

Do you know about the relationship between depression and uncontrolled chronic pain? Check out Villela et al.’s study in Pain Manag Nurs. to find out more bit.ly/4rJfXef #PapersoftheWeek #PRF

Are you curious about the relationship between pain and alcohol use? Register now for our next #PRF webinar on 10 March from #PRF, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo, and Dr. Thomas Kash bit.ly/4rQzqdb

Happening now! Feb 18, 2026 12 PM ET NeuPSIG presents Ru-Rong Ji recent Nature paper on mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy. @usasp.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social

Do you know the history and future of sodium channels in pain research? Listen to Michael Gold talk to Isaac Gomes-Aragão and Beatriz Lima Adjafre talk about these and the making of a field today bit.ly/3ZwKmQT #PRF #podcast