IASP HOLIDAY MESSAGE

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

IASP HOLIDAY MESSAGE

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

Are you a North American-based #trainee in the pain field looking for opportunities for scientific education, professional development, and connections with peers? Applications for #NAPS2026 at @NAPainSchool open later this month bit.ly/4nuxQLk#trainee#NAPS2026#PRF

Want to stay up to date on the latest clinical pain research? Check out our editor Sam Hughes's latest pick discussing perioperative benzodiazepine use and more in PRF's papers of the week! painresearchforum.org/paper/effect...

Have you been looking for peer-reviewed evidence of attention’s role in pain perception? Check out Zhi et al.’s article in Annals of @NYASciences, a #PRF #PapersoftheWeek pick from @Alex_Chesler bit.ly/4oHeovR

Have you been searching for data supporting interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs’ claims of longterm improvements in pain and functioning? Check Craner et al.’s study in #ClinJrnlPain and @drjerinmathew.bsky.social clinical #papersoftheweek picks now! bit.ly/4nhaVDa #ClinJrnlPain#papersoftheweek#PRF

Have you wondered what it’s like creating a special journal issue is like? Listen to Episode 2 of the Pain Exchange #podcast from @iasp.bsky.social with @karenddavis.bsky.social discussing the 50th Anniversary supplement of @painthejournal.bsky.social bit.ly/4ox3B7i #P#podcast#PRF #academicpublishing

Attention #trainees! Register for this webinar on 30 October about the various opportunities available through @iasp.bsky.social, and to hear general advice on how to develop competitive grant, prize, award, and fellowship applications bit.ly/4qp40KG #trainees#PRF

How can #AI-based “decision support tools” assist in healthcare provision? Attend this @iasp.bsky.social webinar on 29 October to find out more! bit.ly/3JlWhwl #AI#PRF

What do you think the findings of Zheng et al., published in @science.org’s #ScienceAdvances mean for the emotional experience of pain? Check out Qiufu Ma’s comment on this and his other #PapersoftheWeek picks here bit.ly/3LoHSjB #ScienceAdvances#PapersoftheWeek#PRF

How can you feel “grounded” when your body is in pain? Check out this conversation where @napainschool.bsky.social Patient Partner @quanamadison.bsky.social and Science Communicator @shirinshs.bsky.social discuss how art helped to find power in her own story bit.ly/4navXTQ #P#PRF #NAPS2025

How does chronic pain impact an artist’s style and craft? Check out this conversation between @napainschool.bsky.social Patient Partner @sandrawoodsmtl.bsky.social and Science Communicator @shirinshs.bsky.social discussing the creation of #ArtDespitePain bit.ly/4onsZMW #P#ArtDespitePain#PRF #NAPS2025

Are you a #trainee interested in hearing cutting-edge research from other #earlycareer researchers about pain in those with intellectual and developmental disabilities? Register for this #DataBlitz from the IASP PIDDSIG now! bit.ly/4hgrgGP#trainee#earlycareer#DataBlitz#PRF

The latest papers published in pain research are now on PRF! Dr. Jerin Mathew provides a curated list a commentary on his pick for Paper of the Week! painresearchforum.org/paper/longit...

What do you think the innovative methods in this study from Shim et al. in Brain could help uncover next in pain-related genetics research? bit.ly/42GuvRV #PRF #EditorsPick #PapersoftheWeek

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Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids. n.pr/47ESYJ5

What do you think of Allan Basbaum’s comment on the #pain study featuring the peptide, Vulnusin - newly identified as an acute wound signal in drosophila larvae epidermal tissue, published by Guo et al. in @cp-neuron.bsky.social? Respond now! bit.ly/4qhENCc #pain#PRF

Hey pain scientist! Come stay up to date on the latest pain research! Check out #PRF's new #PapersoftheWeek selections from Qiufu Ma. Tip: see the comments for our editor's take on the papers. painresearchforum.org/paper/dysfun...

What do you think of Allan Basbaum’s comment on the #pain study featuring the peptide, Vulnusin - newly identified as an acute wound signal in drosophila larvae epidermal tissue, published by Guo et al. in @cp-neuron.bsky.social? Respond now! bit.ly/4qhENCc #pain#PRF

Did you know that #PRF has articles from @TheTransmitter.bsky.social displayed on our home page? Check it out now! painresearchforum.or...