Do you know the mechanism behind parthenolide and salicin’s antimigraine effects? Check out this paper from Shreivastava et al. in @painthejournal.bsky.social to learn more bit.ly/3LObCXL #PRF

Are you interested in the world of neuromodulation? Register now for the #INS2026 from @intlneuromod.bsky.social to advance your knowledge and connect with global experts on the topic bit.ly/4pWhiNv #INS2026#PRF

Are you curious about @iasp.bsky.social new #GlobalYear2026 campaign on neuropathic pain? Register now for this #webinar to find out more! bit.ly/4r2twoF #GlobalYear2026#webinar#PRF

What does it mean that facial expressions activate many of the same cortical pathways as voluntary movements—and how might that impact studies using “reflexive” facial expressions to measure pain? Read more from @natmesanash.bsky.social at @thetransmitter.bsky.social bit.ly/4pMlqQd ##PRF

Have you seen the results from DosSantos et al. identifying distinct reductions in thalamic and hippocampal volume in those with trigeminal neuralgia? Check out this J Headache Pain paper, a #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick from Sam Hughes bit.ly/4647ObI#PapersoftheWeek#EditorsPick#PRF

Have you heard of the “321 Strategy” for treating herpetic neuralgia, facilitating both rapid recovery and preventing postherpetic neuralgia? Check out Lanfranco Pellesi's #PapersoftheWeek pick from Chen et al. and @JNeuromod bit.ly/4sOLpcv#PapersoftheWeek#PRF

Always a really interesting conference, and Verona offers very pleasant lunch/dinner options to catch up informally 😀

Are you curious about how pain scientists are connecting pain, aspects of the mind, and body movement? Listen to the latest episode of @iasp.bsky.social Pain Exchange #podcast featuring Drs. Anabela Silva and Felipe Reis bit.ly/49S5XsZ #podcast#sciencepodcast

Pretty cool session on autoantibodies in neuropathic pain 👀

Are you looking for a reason to bring you to Italy this May? Register for the Pain Mechanisms and Therapeutics Conference, taking place this May in Verona bit.ly/45Gk3ew #PRF

Have you registered for tomorrow’s #PRF #journalclub discussing Zhang et al. in @natureneuro.nature.com? This is the first in a series of monthly #PRF journal clubs, so do not miss out! Register now - bit.ly/4b1UCYy

Did you know that mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy? Check out Qiufu Ma’s comment on this #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick from Xu et al. and @Nature.com bit.ly/4jKCd4G #PapersoftheWeek#EditorsPick#PRF

Have you seen Mørch et al.’s new sodium channel excitability nociceptor test, which can identify alterations in select subtypes of small fiber sodium channels of awake subjects? Check out Allan Basbaum’s #EditorsPick featured in @painthejournal.bsky.social bit.ly/4pylVNF #EditorsPick#PRF

Are you looking for a place to discuss up-to-date, top-tier pain research? Come join IASP’s Neuroimaging of Pain SIG for the first #PRFJournalClub on 21 January featuring an article on cortical mapping of allostatic interoceptive systems from @natureneuro.nature.com bit.ly/4ptUt3t

Do you know how the sense of body ownership controls tactile experience? Check out this new study from Pisoni et al. in @pnas.org bit.ly/4biLPBq #PRF

Have you registered for tomorrow’s #webinar on neuropeptides in pain? This is the first in a series of monthly #PRF webinars, so do not miss out! Register now - bit.ly/49bCA4H

Read the latest preclinical and clinical papers published in the pain research field by visiting the painresearchforum.org! This week's editors are Drs. Qiufu Ma and Lanfranco Pellesi. Explore the latest discoveries and read the editors' perspectives. @usasp.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social

The Pain Research Forum is launching a new monthly Webinar Series. The first event is this Wednesday Jan 14th, 2026 at 12 PM ET. Register using the QR code or visit painresearchforum.org @usasp.bsky.social @dimacd.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social @dimacd.bsky.social

Have you seen the newest recommendations on the inclusion and study of sex and gender in pain research? Check out David Finn’s newest #EditorsPick from the international #PAINDIFF network and @natureneuro.nature.com bit.ly/4qaFNr1#EditorsPick#PAINDIFF#PRF

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What do you think of the evidence of DNA methylation contributing causally to migraine risk from Liu et al.’s article in @ehfofficial.bsky.social’s J Headache Pain, also chosen as a #PRF #EditorsPick from David Finn? bit.ly/4iYYLyk

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Have you heard of autoantigen peptide-8-arm PEG-Dyes? Check out this #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick from David Finn and his outlook on the probe developed by Liu et al., as seen in @ACR_Journals bit.ly/499YfZV#PapersoftheWeek#EditorsPick#PRF

Have you wondered what the difference may be in ambroxol’s effects on human versus rodent Nav1.8 receptors? Check out Allan Basbaum’s comment on this #PapersoftheWeek pick from Hefner et al. in @thejournalofpain.bsky.social bit.ly/4j9LPWx #PapersoftheWeek#PRF

Did you know that dermal dendritic cell and epidermal Langerhans cell numbers are increased in #CRPS? Check out Allan Basbaum’s #EditorsPick from Karrasch et al. in @painthejournal.bsky.social bit.ly/492G1u9 #CRPS#EditorsPick#PRF

Have you seen the new evidence that allosteric modulation of P2X7R can be governed by long-range influences from extracellular domains, as shown in Yu et al. in Neuropharmacology bit.ly/4aJP4BB #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick

Are you an #earlycareer pain researcher with distinguished achievement or extraordinary promise in basic research in pain? Apply by 10 December to the Rita Allen Foundation’s Scholars Award in Pain bit.ly/4afvqNv#earlycareer#PRF

Do you want to attend #IASP2026, but are unsure how to cover the cost? @iasp.bsky.social provides financial aid to help individuals with limited resources to attend the 2026 World Congress on Pain, apply now bit.ly/4oTk5r7 #IASP2026#PRF

Have you been looking for evidence of brain areas involved in safety-signaling pathways? Check out this #PapersoftheWeek from Habberman & @christianbuchel.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com bit.ly/4ohu5cE ##PapersoftheWeek#PRF

Don't forget to register for this insightful webinar from @luanacolloca.bsky.social and @umaryland.edu on the psychobiological pathways of healing on 16 December bit.ly/4roDh1s/

Do you want the opportunity to share your peer-reviewed research with more than 5,000 multidisciplinary, in-person attendees from over 130 countries? Submit your poster abstracts to #IASP2026 today! bit.ly/4oficnq#IASP2026#PRF

Was a fun & collaborative article to write, hopefully interesting to the reader as well!

Have you ever wondered what factors might lead to participant attrition in mindfulness-based intervention studies for chronic pain? Check out Sam Hughes’s comment on this #EditorsPick from Wang et al. in the Clinical Journal of Pain bit.ly/4rpWPmk#EditorsPick#PRF

Check out the new issue of Notes on Pain, a monthly summary of @sutherlandphd.bsky.social’s coverage if pain research and the people behind it, on #PRF today bit.ly/43Bfb9I

Are you interested in the psychobiological pathways of healing? Register now for this webinar from UMaryland’s Placebo Beyond Opinions Center, featuring Karin Meissner bit.ly/43ebAxY #PRF #webinar

Have you been wondering what the role is of non-neuronal cells in modulating sensory neuron activity? Check out this review from @psalmotoxin.bsky.social et al. in @sfnjournals.bsky.social’s #JNeurosci, one of this week’s #EditorsPick papers chosen by @rpseal.bsky.social bit.ly/3XEp2rE #P#JNeurosci#EditorsPick

Have you heard who the speakers of the distinguished Keynote Prize Lectures will be for #IASP2026? Check out @iasp.bsky.social President Andrew Rice’s announcement on #PRF to find out now bit.ly/47ZGkWt

Have you heard of MDFIC2, the newly identified sensory neuron-enriched modulator of PIEZO channels? Check out Habib et al. in @pnas.org, one of this week’s #EditorsPick papers chosen by @rpseal.bsky.social bit.ly/4renN08 ##EditorsPick#PRF

Are you curious about the world of pain research? Check out the US Pain Foundation’s newest edition of the INvisible Project that asks and answers the big questions about the field bit.ly/47Ox4D2 #PRF

Have you heard of the INTEGRATE-Pain Core Outcome Sets for different pain categories? Check out this article from Bova et al. in @painthejournal.bsky.social special 50th Anniversary supplemental issue and clinical editor David Finn’s comment now bit.ly/49OheLa #PRF

Are you aware of the current state of opioid use in perioperative care or looking for strategies to enhance opioid stewardship? Register now for this @iasp.bsky.social webinar from the Acute Pain Special Interest Group tomorrow bit.ly/43tZTDz #PRF

Are you familiar with immunoglobulin G’s pathophysiological role in fibromyalgia? Check out Israel et al.’s article in @brain1878.bsky.social, and Allan Basbaum’s comment on his view of this paper to find out! bit.ly/47B1fii #PRF

How do placebo and nocebo effects differ in strength and duration in pain studies? Check out this study from Kunkel et al. in @elife.bsky.social in last week’s edition of #PapersoftheWeek bit.ly/4hKNxfZ #PapersoftheWeek#PRF

How does @iasp.bsky.social assist those from low- and middle-income countries to access up-to-date pain research and management methods? Listen to the newest episode of the Pain Exchange podcast to hear how Vietnamese scientist Le Thi Cuc (Daisy) benefited from these resources and more now!

Are you interested in the psychobiological pathways of healing? Register now for this webinar from UMaryland’s Placebo Beyond Opinions Center, featuring Karin Meissner bit.ly/43ebAxY #PRF #webinar

Make sure you're up to date on the best primary outcome measurements for pain. Check out David Finn's commentary on this topic in the comments of the botton of the week's paper of the week! painresearchforum.org/paper/moving...

Want to stay up to date on the latest clinical pain research? Check out our editor David Finn's latest pick discussing the use of Tofacitinib for juvenile idiopathic arthitis and more in PRF's papers of the week! painresearchforum.org/paper/tofaci...

Have you wondered about the effects of perioperative benzodiazepine administration on postoperative patient-reported pain outcomes? Check out this paper from Zhou et al. in @bjajournals.bsky.social, as well as Sam Hughes’s comment on this #EditorsPick now! bit.ly/495btsq #EditorsPick#PRF

Join us in celebrating @US_ASP’s 5th anniversary with a special webinar featuring @kren27 speaking about decades of progress in pain science, highlighting the discoveries that defined the field, and the innovations shaping its future bit.ly/4hvk4GK #PRF

Have you seen the new Gene Set Enrichment Analysis highlighting key biological processes shared between #neuropathy and #myopathy from Laurini et al. in @Brain1878? Check out this paper and Lanfranco Pellesi’s other #PapersoftheWeek picks bit.ly/47tXidL