Are you wondering how to run IHC on human DRG/nerve using human serum without excess background noise? Check out some answers and other methodology solutions at #PainResearcher! bit.ly/4nFWPMm#PainResearcher#PRF

Are you planning on a project collaborating between international basic, translational, and clinical scientists? Apply for the @iasp.bsky.social’s Collaborative Research Grant! Find more information and how to apply here bit.ly/46gTkoc #PRF

Has anyone performed a tone-pain conditioning task, specifically using a laser, in mice? If so, please answer this question on #PainResearcher bit.ly/3UKLXAl #PRF bit.ly/3VjLLZ9

The latest papers in the pain research field are curated for you each week on PRF! Papers for Sept 12-18, 2025 are now posted and Dr. Qiufu Ma highlighted his "must read" Editor's pick! painresearchforum.org @usasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social

Have you read this study from Virlogeux et al. in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social highlighting dorsal column nuclei as a critical node for mechanical allodynia? Check out this #PapersoftheWeek pick from @rpseal.bsky.social now! bit.ly/3Isl6q0 ##PapersoftheWeek#PRF

Are you a #trainee looking for experience in scientific writing for a news outlet? Check out this #jobopening for an internship with @science.org as a News Writer Intern bit.ly/4gi6t5b #trainee#jobopening#PRF

Have you considered the effects of #microbiota on #pain in interstitial cystitis and bladder pain syndrome? Check out this #viewpoint from David J. Klumpp in @jclinical-invest.bsky.social featured in #PRF #PapersoftheWeek bit.ly/4m69zKL

Have you ever wondered what it is like to attend an @iasp.bsky.social Pain School or Pain Camp? Check out these recaps from former #PRF Correspondents, such as @neuromelogy.bsky.social, @plainenglishsci.bsky.social, @annemariededek.bsky.social, and more! bit.ly/46vb9kJ #P#PRF#PainAwarenessMonth

Have you considered the lessons to be learned combining academia and industry knowledge of pain science? Read this article from the 2025 @napainschool.bsky.social where @j-nickols.bsky.social gets a perspective on this from Clifford Woolf at #NAPS2025 bit.ly/3UKLXAl ##NAPS2025#PRF #PainAwarenessMonth

Have you read this study from Ying et al. in @painthejournal.bsky.social uncovering the link between S1PR1 and Wnt signaling in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy? Check out this #PapersoftheWeek pick from Greg Scherrer now! bit.ly/4nsV8l7 #PapersoftheWeek#PRF

Did you see Davis et al.’s data in @painthejournal.bsky.social replicating rodent data showing decreased expression of a potassium and chloride ion cotransporter, KCC2, in human superficial dorsal horn neurons? Check out that finding and more here bit.ly/4f7NhXp #PRF #EditorsPick

Do you know of or use any behavioral pain or stress scales for use in extremely preterm infants? How do you distinguish between pain, stress, and general discomfort in these infants? Answer those questions and more at Pain Researcher! bit.ly/4mErVnp

Have you wondered about the factors associated with opioid craving, intake, and misuse in patients with #chronicpain? Check out this study from Bruneau et al. and @painthejournal.bsky.social to see the results bit.ly/3I4H5mH #chronicpain#PRF #PainAwarenessMonth

Have you ever wondered how some of the leaders in the pain field got their start? Check out this essay from @painthejournal.bsky.social about PRF editorial board member, Allan Basbaum, to learn how he became the journal’s 3rd Editor-in-Chief bit.ly/3JIJTXf #PRF #PainAwarenessMonth

Have you seen the latest result from the Julius lab showing mitochondrial electron transport chains tuning as an intrinsic cellular strategy protecting nociceptors against excitotoxicity? Check out this #EditorsPick from @alexchesler.bsky.social now! bit.ly/46jodto #EditorsPick#PRF

Are you a #trainee interested in an interactive, online networking event where you can connect with potential collaborators, future colleagues, and mentors in a relaxed, supportive environment? Register for the 16 September session at bit.ly/4m7IB5L#trainee#PRF #PainAwarenessMonth

Have you ever thought about the lessons to be learned combining both academia and industry knowledge of pain science? Read this article where @NAPainSchool Science Communicator Julia Nickols gets a perspective on this from Clifford Woolf at #NAPS2025 bit.ly/3UKLXAl#NAPS2025#PRF #PainAwarenessMonth

Do you know of or use any behavioral pain or stress scales for use in extremely preterm infants? How do you distinguish between pain, stress, and general discomfort in these infants? Answer those questions and more at Pain Researcher! bit.ly/4mErVnp #PainAwarenessMonth

Do you have any thoughts on medical jurisprudence in the context of chronic musculoskeletal nociplastic pain? Check out Editor Allan Basbaum’s comments on the article published by Assis et al. in @painreports.bsky.social bit.ly/4mJKF52 #PRF #EditorsPick #PainAwarenessMonth

My editor’s pick: painresearchforum.org/paper/mitoch... “...the findings suggest that nociceptors have evolved to “dial down” the ETC pathway, enabling them to be unusually resilient to oxidative and other intracellular stresses.“

Have you heard of the pain gene SLC45A4 that encodes a neural polyamine transporter? Check out Editor Qiufu Ma’s comments on the article published by @middletonsj.bsky.social et al. in @nature.com and more about this gene here! bit.ly/47LNhdO ##PRF #EditorsPick #PainAwarenessMonth

The latest papers published in pain research are now on PRF! Dr. Alex Chesler provides a curated list for Aug. 22-28, 2025 and a commentary on his pick for Paper of the Week! painresearchforum.org/paper @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social @usasp.bsky.social

Check it out! An interview on pain mechanisms and therapeutics with Dr. Clifford Woolf, PhD, MB, Bch of Harvard Medical School by Julia Nickols at the North American Pain School is now posted on PRF! painresearchforum.org. @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social @usasp.bsky.social

The list of the latest published pain papers is out now on PRF! Dr. Qiufu Ma's curated list for August 15-21, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick can be found here: painresearchforum.org/paper @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

Were you looking for Cre mouse line recommendations for comprehensive peripheral nerve labeling with broad PNS coverage? Check out answers from @rpseal.bsky.social and more on Pain Researcher today! bit.ly/4etEHlb #PRF

Do you know of a primary antibody against NR2B that is suitable for immunofluorescence and raised in a host species other than mouse, to avoid background staining from endogenous IgG in mouse tissue? Answer that question and more at Pain Researcher! bit.ly/3JfzXEi #PRF

A big game changer in the CRMP2 game bringing together old and new litterature and further validating CRMP2 phosphorylation at S522 as a excellent therapeutic target for alleviating pain.

Are you interested in learning more about the challenges and opportunities for high-quality fundamental pain research in low- and middle-income settings? Register now to attend this Global Year virtual brainstorming panel discussion tomorrow bit.ly/4ldFR63 #PRF

How do you think these findings from Kim et al. in @sfnjournals.bsky.social may affect our understanding of inflexible behavior patterns, such as anxiety disorders and trauma? bit.ly/3UZjhn3 #PRF #EditorsPick

Are you interested in learning more about the challenges and opportunities for high-quality fundamental pain research in low- and middle-income settings? Register now to attend this Global Year virtual brainstorming panel discussion on 19 August bit.ly/4ldFR63 #PRF

Do you have an idea for a panel, debate, interview or demonstration you would like to present as a Topical Workshop at @iasp.bsky.social 2026 World Congress in Bangkok, Thailand? Submissions are now open for #WC2026 bit.ly/3UixJpZ #WC2026#PRF

Do you think @paulasalamone.bsky.social et al.’s findings of pervasive sensory and self-interoception disturbances in psychotic patients may suggest that enhanced sensory integration therapies can alleviate hallmark psychosis symptoms? bit.ly/459f4mV #PRF

What do you think Lee et al.’s findings in @natcomms.nature.com of a feedforward amplification circuit for cool sensation, as well as a modality-specific spinal pathway for thermal processing, do for our understanding of thermosensation? bit.ly/3JlS8rS #PRF

Are you curious about headache and migraine pain? Join the Gulf Coast Consortium for a deep dive into the world of headaches and migraines at the #Pain2025 Workshop, featuring talks from @moeneuro.bsky.social, Yarimar Carrasquillo, and Greg Corder bit.ly/3JaeHzL #Pain2025#PRF

Hats off to lead author Tony Lim who drove this project from writing the fellowship application, to establishing new techniques in the lab. We developed a reversible self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) system that encodes innate immune suppression directly within saRNA. Next step, in vivo!

Have you checked out the relaunch of PRF? Editors’ picks are selected by rotating editorial board members like @gregscherrer.bsky.social @painresforum.bsky.social

The submission period to submit Topical Workshops for the 2026 World Congress on Pain begins 15 Aug. Join the IASP Early Career Network for a free webinar this Wednesday, 13 Aug to help prepare your Topical Workshop submission. bit.ly/41ruiRK

Do you agree with Bree et al. that their findings published in @painthejournal.bsky.social show that augmented activation of visual cortex astrocytes during cortical hyperexcitability events in migraine attacks is sufficient to trigger migraine pain? bit.ly/4lkw1zz #PRF

Just posted on Pain Research Forum! Dr. Greg Scherrer's curated list of pain-related papers published August 1-7, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick. Check it out at painresearchforum.org @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

Have any thoughts on our #EditorsPicks this week? Subscribe to the new PRF website, where you can receive monthly newsletters, comment on your favorite #PRF articles, and more! bit.ly/3U4yiUa#EditorsPicks#PRF#PRF

Do you have a standard method of mouse DRG culture, as well as an accompanying immunocytochemistry protocol? Provide your expertise and more on posts like this on Pain Researcher bit.ly/4lQxgr3 #PRF

Did you have a chance to catch @davidhosch.bsky.social, @neiloconnell.bsky.social, @jdwilko.bsky.social, @lesleyuttley.bsky.social, and more discuss “trustworthiness” in clinical trial data? Watch the recording and other previous #PRF #webinars here bit.ly/4luQVMS

What do you think Li et al.’s findings in @natcomms.nature.com of a non-canonical dynorphin receptor does to change our understanding of the endogenous opioid system? bit.ly/3J9hxoA #EditorsPick #PRF

Have you wondered how to provide psychologically informed care to support those living with complex and chronic conditions in low- and middle-income settings? Tune in for a discussion tomorrow from Miriam Dillon, April Gamble, and more bit.ly/45sSsxB #PRF #webinar

How do you think the nociceptive amygdala-striatal circuit underlying pain unpleasantness across pain states, described in Wojick et al.’s study published in @Science.org, contributes to the understanding of pain affective-motivational behaviors? bit.ly/4mnEZwU #PRF

Have any thoughts on our #EditorsPicks this week? Subscribe to the new PRF website, where you can receive monthly newsletters, comment on #PRF articles, and more! bit.ly/3U4yiUa#EditorsPicks#PRF#PRF

Did you see Davis et al.’s data in @painthejournal.bsky.social replicating rodent data showing decreased expression of a potassium and chloride ion cotransporter, KCC2, in human superficial dorsal horn neurons? Check out that finding and more here bit.ly/4f7NhXp #PRF #EditorsPick

Do you have any questions about the current understanding and treatment of #migraine? Check out the newest episode of the Pain Beat moderated by @julietmwirigi.bsky.social! bit.ly/3GGjCYu #migraine#podcast #newepisode #PRF

Do you know how gabapentin affects human dorsal root ganglia tissue? Find out and read Allan Basbaum’s summary of Demeter et al.’s article published in @journals.sagepub.com’s Molecular Pain here bit.ly/4nZsTM5

Did you have a chance to catch @davidhosch.bsky.social, @neiloconnell.bsky.social, @jdwilko.bsky.social, @nadiasoliman.bsky.social, @lesleyuttley.bsky.social discuss “trustworthiness” in clinical trial data? Watch the recording here bit.ly/4luQVMS