Beiner et al. find that early childhood adversities significantly predict the severity of fibromyalgia syndrome symptoms, an effect that is mediated by perceived stress levels rather than endocrine stress indicators. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4m2HJQe

✨ New in the June edition of PPL. "Young Adulthood: Supporting Pediatric Patients’ Most Pivotal Transition". Authors: Morgan Mitcheson, Jennifer Christofferson, Sarah Nelson and Leah Reece. 📥 Download the article here: pediatric-pain-letter.org/wp-content/u... @morganmitcheson.bsky.social

#adversity is a form of #injustice

In an #OpEd, @sarahnelsonphd.bsky.social & Natoshia Cunningham, PhD, warn that recent federal grant restrictions & cuts are threatening pediatric chronic pain research — pressuring scientists to self-censor to secure funding & undermining scientific integrity. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Bravo to amazing colleagues and friends on a timely #oped. #medicaid is vital and life saving for so many, including youth with pain. Call your representatives! www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Living with #chronicpain often feels like an invisible battle. Many endure their struggles in silence, feeling isolated and misunderstood. Remember, you are not alone. Join one of our @peoplepainnetwork.bsky.social wellness meetings #education #connect Www.pipain.com

Like many, I can’t stay silent when we are living through unprecedented attacks on science and health. My #oped is now live on #medpagetoday in collaboration with Natoshia Cunningham and in support of many colleagues and friends. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

New study reveals alarmingly high rates of illicit opioid and fentanyl use in the US, much higher than prior estimates, underscores the urgent need for better data to fight the opioid crisis. #OpioidCrisis #Fentanyl #PublicHealth jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Research shows some state policies can contribute to preventing maltreatment. www.childtrends.org/publications...

Dr. Jennifer Stinson is the first nurse to win a Gairdner Award. A nurse at Sick Kids and a professor at the U of T, she has "revolutionized pediatric pain management," using apps, VR and a human touch. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @jenniferyang.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social

More, or should I say, less pain at NIH... Dismemberment of the Office of Pain Policy and Planning office www.statnews.com/2025/04/08/n...

I'm assisting the HELP Committee with stories of child-or family-focused researchers, grants, clients/patients, or clinical services/programs that were suspended, terminated or otherwise harmed by recent actions. Please contact me: [email protected].

In #ScienceAdvances, a special issue on #WomensHealth highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences. Learn more on #WorldHealthDay: scim.ag/3R59fPe

We have slots for 2-3 postbacs! Get in touch if you’re interested in joining the Affective Neuroscience and Pain lab & contributing to our studies of pain, emotion, and social processing in the 🧠

Just published: "Use of Nonpharmacologic Interventions by Adults With High-Impact Chronic Pain in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis" Congrats to Tasha Parman (@tp-pt.bsky.social) on her first, first-author manuscript! Great work. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

We urge all leaders, for the good of their nations’ health, not to ignore or contradict advice that is supported by a consensus of evidence from research. https://go.nature.com/43Rfr5a

I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper. www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...

IASP recognizes that the advancement of pain science depends on the collective expertise, perspectives, and contributions our global network of members. DEI are organizational priorities here at IASP and we strive to ensure programming represents all members. Learn More: bit.ly/43LhOX4

This month we introduce a Collection on lived experience expertise in mental health research. The centerpiece is 11 interviews with lived experience experts who generously share their personal experiences with mental health challenges & explain why they decided to contribute to clinical research.

This message needs to be heard widely.

New #publication alert focused on #GENDER #DIVERSE youth with chronic #pain. Clear evidence of what everyone has seen - an explosion of these youth seeking specialty care

One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social

Latest report from @amfarofficial.bsky.social showing for every $1 of #NIH funding received, a state generates $2.46 on average in increased economic activity. Cutting #NIH grants doesn't make economic sense. www.amfar.org/news/how-nih...

The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard. https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX

@altnih4science.bsky.social I know that the main focus of this group is on scientists, but can we please take a moment to show some love for the administrative staff who love the NIH and who are taking courageous stances also? wapo.st/3QMziuD

In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”. https://go.nature.com/4bpG2It

A blow-by-blow account of the implosion at NIH, with more to come www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs. It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03 TheRiseRegistry.org

Stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

The website shows a seeker the closest clinics to them, offers information on parental consent laws for minors seeking abortion, and points toward abortion funds that can help pay for care.

I just submitted an #NIH R34 & R01, proposals that would provide salary for myself and several others at my institution, aside from funding patient centered #research designed to make lives better. I am just one of thousands in a similar boat. HOW is this anything but TERRIBLE for our country?

For the 1st time in a decade, a child has died of #measles -- a preventable disease. The current outbreak is mainly among unvaccinated school-aged kids. The MMR vaccine prevents infection: 1 dose: ~93% effective 2 doses: ~97% effective Please: Get vaccinated, and your loved ones, too.

Since Psychology Today no longer lets you update articles, people have been asking for a new live list of the studies examining the impact of gender-affirming medical interventions for adolescent gender dysphoria on mental health. Here you go in my latest subtack! open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...

I am thrilled to be a member of the @usasp.bsky.social PWLE committee and beyond thrilled to share we are offering a organized lunch session, titled Engaging People With Lived Experience in #pain #research, to educate and guide our community in how we can integrate PWLE into our research teams

The core of #NIH is a diamond and a huge asset to the whole US. Let’s preserve that.

Do you live with chronic pain? Do you feel like no one understands? Pain peer support groups can help. Connect with others who get it. Share your story, find coping strategies, and rediscover hope. #ChronicPainCommunity #PeerSupportMatters @virginiamci.bsky.social

One of the things that got me into research was NIH's summer internship programs. They were critical for my development as a scientist. And helped me firm my desire to pursue bioinformatics as a field of study. This is destroying opportunities for younger folks to get into STEM.

“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is still blocking most ongoing scientific funding over concerns about "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI), according to NIH sources and internal NIH correspondence.” popular.info/p/update-nih...

"White parents who see themselves as egalitarian must recognize that the stakes are now higher than ever. If you want to raise children who reject racism rather than passively absorbing it, right now, today, talk with your child about race and racism." www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

This hurts new and early career investigators (like me) the hardest. Most of us finished our postdocs & started our labs during the COVID-19 pandemic with shutdowns and supply issues at that time. Now we’re being hit with ::all of this:: www.science.org/content/arti...

I have two #NIH R- level #grant proposals in limbo right now, at the critical transition in my career from mentored to independence in #science - what kind of #impact will this have?

What will it mean for the economy if hundreds of thousands of federal-government jobs go away?

In a new editorial from Editor-in-Chief of PAIN @karenddavis.bsky.social reaffirms the journal’s commitment to considering #diversity, #DEI, and #GenderIdentity in pain research and management. bit.ly/3D5WgJO 

We are also proud of Editor-in-Cheif @karenddavis.bsky.social for reaffirming the journal’s commitment to considering #diversity, #DEI, and #GenderIdentity in pain research and management. The editorial is open source for anybody interested: bit.ly/3D5WgJO

PROUD to see leaders in #painresearch are #takingastand in support of #DEI journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...

I 💛 science

Happy to report that APA wrote this letter, gathered a coalition across science, and will now pay for ads for it to be disseminated in Science and Chronicle of Higher Ed to spread the word!! unitedsciencealliance.org