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International, member-supported, non-profit association that brings together scientists, clinicians, healthcare providers, and policymakers to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide.
In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, Enders et al. depict representative images of cultured wildtype and Fabry DRG neurons, and 2-way ANOVA, with a main effect of genotype: P < 0.005. Learn more at bit.ly/4qid6b6
Wilderman et al. propose the “integral of pain relief” as a value that combines the approximate percentage and duration of pain relief to compare the efficacy of different treatments. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4ruoYYW
Aligned with the @iasp.bsky.social Global Year on Neuropathic Pain, from the Neuropathic Pain Working Group of SED, we just published a national survey on trends in pharmacological treatment and clinical decision-making.
Have a look at our findings 👇
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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
Amy Peckham-Driver Credit to the BBC
Amy Peckham-Driver Credit to the BBC
Amy Peckham-Driver Credit to the BBC
New report by Endometriosis UK reveals concerning trends in diagnosis and treatment. 39% of respondents visited their GP 10+ times before endometriosis was suspected. How can we improve education and earlier recognition of symptoms? #PainResearch #WomensHealth #IASP #BBC bit.ly/3ORSKs7
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Have you seen Cao et al.’s result 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
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Ian Gilron, MD, MSc, FRCPC (Canada), will give his plenary lecture at the 2026 World Congress on Pain, covering the latest research on combination therapy for the management of pain. Register now: bit.ly/4qx0aOI
This week’s #PAIN Featured Image is Tan et al.’s experimental scheme for hemorphin quantification and pain correlation in sickle cell and wild-type mice, including pain level testing and LC-MS/MS analysis for targeted and untargeted peptide identification bit.ly/3Ooh98k
Congratulations to IASP's talented Publications Intern, Annie Griffith, for successfully defending and achieving her PhD from the University of Kentucky this week. Her thesis was, “Menstrual Cycle Phase Effects on Alcohol-Impaired Driving Performance and Risk Awareness.”
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 #PRF
Han et al. present findings from 2 large and diverse US databases, All of Us and Epic Cosmos, indicating a higher pain prevalence among women in the United States. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4rszL5W
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
IASP will offer Cadaver Workshops on 26 October as part of the 2026 World Congress on Pain in Bangkok, Thailand. Each course provides hands‑on practice in interventional pain management and neuromodulation. bit.ly/4skTZ1E
In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, Reichman et al. depict a conceptual model of pain mechanisms in dyspareunia. Signs and symptoms are within circles according to their associated pain mechanisms, whereas clinical conditions are around the periphery bit.ly/4qktkjV
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Kazemipour et al. examined the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on attentional performance among patients with fibromyalgia and found attentional performance improved over time, regardless of the treatment group. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/3MxZsmq
Koichi Noguchi, MD, PhD will present the 2026 World Congress on Pain keynote lecture, Molecular Histochemical Analysis of Neuroplasticity-Related Gene Expression in Pain Pathway. Register now: bit.ly/4qx0aOI
PRF 25 February 2026
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
19 March Global Year Webinar:
Towards Precision Medicine in Neuropathic Pain 1: Using Randomised Trial Evidence to Uncover Individual Treatment Effects
Register: bit.ly/4cmt68P
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In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, we highlight cover art inspired by Williams et al.’s study. This thematic map depicts relationships between 6 interrelated themes derived from women’s descriptions of their endometriosis-related pain. Learn more at bit.ly/46x4bv8
McPherson et al. find that low-frequency, submotor threshold intraspinal microstimulation leads to a lasting increase in the spatial spread of nociceptive sensory-evoked activity, including after spinal cord injury. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/4cpSnyz
Ralf Baron, MD will present a keynote plenary lecture at the 2026 World Congress on Pain entitled, The Neuropathic Chameleon: We are Hot on the Scent. Register now to attend Dr. Baron’s keynote plenary lecture at the largest global gathering of pain professionals. bit.ly/4qx0aOI
PRF 16 February 2026
Have you seen Wang et al.’s study in @cp-neuron.bsky.social that systemically elucidates the organization and function of the spinal allodynia gate? Check out Qiufu Ma’s #PRF #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick today bit.ly/4kvtYK9
18 Feb Journal Club
Join #NeuPSIG and Courtney Bannerman 18 February to discuss Xu et al’s results in Nature that mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy bit.ly/4tiPRQM #journalclub #PRF
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In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, Ciampi de Andrade et al. depict a diagnostic classification of pain that puts emphasis on the experiences, characteristics, and traits of patients with pain. Learn more at bit.ly/4qCKHgd
Did you know @iasp.bsky.social’s #GlobalYear2026 is about neuropathic pain? Listen to the newest episode of Pain Exchange, featuring President Andrew Rice, @lampertlab.bsky.social, and @neiloconnell.bsky.social speaking about the goals of the campaign and more bit.ly/49S5XsZ
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Szmerling et al. assert that a multisite, multidisciplinary analgesic stewardship program may lead to better opioid prescribing at discharge and potentially clinically meaningful reductions in readmission. Learn more in #PainReports bit.ly/45FHpRv
How did the labs of Drs. Angelika Lampert and Shreejoy Tripathy finally identify the long-studied sleeping nociceptors (Published in Cell 2026 Feb 4) and why are these cells so important? Checkout PRF Pain Clips at painresearchforum.org to learn more! @iasp.bsky.social #pain #ionchannels
Join @iasp.bsky.social’s #NeuPSIG and Courtney Bannerman on 18 Feb to discuss Xu et al’s results in @nature.com that mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy bit.ly/46hu5D2 Register here bit.ly/4tiPRQM #journalclub #PRF
SIG Poster Abstracts Awards
Apply for IASP SIG Awards and Travel Grants for the 2026 World Congress on Pain.
Submit your Poster Abstract by 15 February and learn more about available awards and application details on the World Congress website. bit.ly/4rtXySt
PRF 13 February
Do you know the differences between pruritogen-induced responses in glabrous skin of mice? Check out Wu et al.’s assessment in @journals.sagepub.com’s Molecular Pain to find out more bit.ly/4kkmKsf #PRF #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick
