Join Dr. Laura Wandner for the next episode of the Exploring Pain series. Explore the critical intersections of sleep and pain, and how recent research is shaping new treatment perspectives. Featuring expert insights from: Patrick Finan, PhD Michael Smith, PhD July 20, 2026 | 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Register: bit.ly/4e2CsXA

Watch Ep. 15 of the Pain Cohort Series with Kelly Kidwell, PhD, on pragmatic, SMART, & adaptive clinical trial designs! Discover how real world effectiveness, sequential treatment optimization, & data driven interim adjustments can transform your clinical research approach. Watch here: bit.ly/4aEpltn

@GeoffroyLaumet et al. find that CCL12 is upregulated after incision, directly sensitizes nociceptors, and its neutralization alleviates postoperative pain and prevents hyperalgesic priming, identifying a novel therapeutic target. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4eUo849

Chronic pain conditions affect 24% of the US population and account for the greatest cause of disability. In 2024, the @NIH convened a working group of pain researchers and clinicians, including @TawfikLab, to help shape the next five years of pain research funding through the HEAL Initiative. The result was a new report outlining 10 priorities for the future of pain medicine. The authors note that these recommendations are intended to invite further active discussion across the pain research community. What do you think of the 10 priorities? Full report: bit.ly/4xd3K56

Advance your career in pain research. Join Elizabeth Sypek, PhD (NINDS), for an upcoming K Award Application Coffee Chat. June 25 | 3 PM EDT / 12 PM PDT Register: bit.ly/4e9SXQy

Join Alexei Tumanov, MD, PhD, and Armen Akopian, PhD, for a live, interactive lecture on how peripheral lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTβR) signaling controls the transition to chronic pain. Discussion focused with a live Q&A. June 24, 2026 | 11:00 AM PT Register: bit.ly/4e8xYxs #PURPOSE #painresearch

Join Dr. Laura Wandner for Episode 8 of the Exploring Pain series. Explore how pain research is transforming care and treatment strategies for veterans. Featuring expert insights from: Diana Burgess, PhD Diana Higgins, PhD Sara Edmond, PhD June 16, 2026 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Register: bit.ly/4epXI9G

Watch Ep. 14 of the Pain Cohort Series with @VivianneTawfik, MD, PhD, on peripheral & spinal pain mechanisms! Discover how machine learning, spinal gating, & clinically informed basic science bridge the gap between animal models & human chronic pain pathology. Watch here: bit.ly/4x2wVaQ

This recent study demonstrated in Triazole 187, a biased KOR agonist, could potentially treat chronic itch and anxiety with minimal side effects in a 🐀 model nature.com/articles/s41386-0…

🗣️Drs. Karen Seal & Will Becker were interviewed by Serena Crawford; Assistant Director of Communications @YaleMed about their recent wHOPE study results being published in @JAMA_current. Check out the interview here: tinyurl.com/bdmjra83 @VAResearch @NIH_NCCIH #painresearch

A longitudinal atlas of human psoriatic skin reveals the mechanisms of anti-IL-23 therapy in disrupting the type 17 inflammatory circuit @ImmunityCP @joigud @UMich cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S…

In a mouse model of #NF1, nerve-ensheathing Schwann cells produced and released more of the neurotrophic factor GDNF, which activated peripheral sensory neurons, heightening their sensitivity to touch @scisignal @JankowskiLab @CincyResearch science.org/doi/10.1126/scis… @NamrataGRRaut

Exciting new preprint from the Russo Lab at University of Iowa! Blocking α1‑noradrenergic signaling restores glymphatic flow and reverses migraine‑like allodynia in mice. buff.ly/OIEnvsY

Amazing day so far at the PRC symposium! So much exciting science from our research community and awesome keynote speakers. @karagm2009 @SarahANajjar @tonello_raquel @PazDurn @mariafpessano @ElisaDamo95 @LinYungHung1 @Horemheb25

In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, @camille_fauchon et al. depict how baby cries encode graded pain signals through acoustic features like pitch and vocal roughness, which listeners decoded to assess infant pain severity. Learn more at bit.ly/4n4Gx0i

#FBF: The trial results show sustained improvements in QoL and health-related outcomes for chronic neuropathic low back pain. 👀 ow.ly/8YrH50Z32f1 ➡️ DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.09.007

Tomorrow! Join us for Exploring Pain: Episode 7. Dr. Laura Wandner and Ted Price, PhD, break down expert insights on pain mechanisms and treatment. Friday, May 22nd at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register here: bit.ly/4tRED5F

Next-Gen Pain Therapeutics Explore HEAL Priorities B & C with Ted Price, PhD, and John Markman, MD. This discussion unpacks mechanism-based drug discovery, moving past the "magic bullet" approach, and accelerating the academic-to-pharma pipeline. Read & join the forum: bit.ly/4u9GwuE #PainResearch #NIHHEAL