Pain Research Forum

Are you joining us for the next #PRF webinar today, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo at @UV_EG, and Dr. Thomas Kash? Register now bit.ly/4rQzqdb

Have you seen Cao et al.’s result in @cp-neuron.bsky.social 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 #PRF

Did you read McIlvried et al.’s latest study in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social connecting CGRP signaling to tumor-associated pain and immune evasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma? Check out the #PapersoftheWeek pick here bit.ly/4s93fFN #PRF

Are you looking for a reason to go to Norway in late May? Consider registering for the Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain’s 50th anniversary conference in Bergen bit.ly/3ZX0I5y #PRF #conference #academictravel

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

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

How important do you think pain intensity is to patients’ global impression of change post-surgery? Check @DrJerinMathew’s #EditorsPick in @bjajournals.bsky.social from Roper et al., bit.ly/4rD8ON2 #PRF #PapersoftheWeek

Have you seen the results from the newest REFORM study providing evidence for altered resting-state functional connectivity in migraine? Check out Messina et al.’s study in @greenjournal.bsky.social, one of Sam Hughes’s #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick, today bit.ly/4aVZFsJ

Are you curious about the relationship between pain and alcohol use? Register now for our next #PRF webinar on 10 March from #PRF, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo, and Dr. Thomas Kash bit.ly/4rQzqdb

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

Join @iasp.bsky.social’s Acute Pain SIG and Dan Arendt on 18 March to discuss Harvey et al’s review in Reg Anesth Pain Med on buprenorphine and full agonist opioids for acute postoperative pain management bit.ly/3ZKd6pp #journalclub #PRF

What neural circuitry do you think underlies warmth seeking behavior during infection? Check out Yahiro et al.’s study in @jphysiol.bsky.social, one of @khannalabuf.bsky.social’s #PRF #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick, today bit.ly/46X3V8W

Do you know about the relationship between depression and uncontrolled chronic pain? Check out Villela et al.’s study in Pain Manag Nurs. to find out more bit.ly/4rJfXef #PapersoftheWeek #PRF

Are you curious about the relationship between pain and alcohol use? Register now for our next #PRF webinar on 10 March from #PRF, featuring @zalephd.bsky.social, Dr. Lucía Hipólito-Cubedo, and Dr. Thomas Kash bit.ly/4rQzqdb

Happening now! Feb 18, 2026 12 PM ET

NeuPSIG presents Ru-Rong Ji recent Nature paper on mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy. @usasp.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social

Do you know the history and future of sodium channels in pain research? Listen to Michael Gold talk to Isaac Gomes-Aragão and Beatriz Lima Adjafre talk about these and the making of a field today bit.ly/3ZwKmQT #PRF #podcast

Join @iasp.bsky.social’s #NeuPSIG and Courtney Bannerman tomorrow 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

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

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

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

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

Are you a Canadian #painresearcher looking for a gathering of the local pain community to exchange evidence-based research on pain mechanisms, assessment, and management? Register for the @canadianpain.bsky.social #CanadianPain26 meeting now bit.ly/4rwFRlk #PRF

Did you know that pathways activated by bone-innervating neurons post-injury might also be used for accelerating bone fracture repair? Check out @cahanlab.bsky.social et al.’s result in @science.org bit.ly/4rR7Ts7 #PapersoftheWeek #EditorsPick #PRF

Did you see this result from @drnicholasgregory.bsky.social et al. in @nature.com about a single dose of psilocybin’s effect on pain in mice? Check out Gregory Sherrer’s #PapersoftheWeek pick on #PRF now bit.ly/4a3Co6Q

The next phase of NIH HEAL pain research is coming into focus.

A new article series explores the HEAL Strategic Plan and Pain Research Priorities, offering context and perspective on what comes next for the field.

Read more:
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Core principles shape how pain research is designed, conducted, and translated.

In a new HEAL Research Priorities interview, Kathleen Sluka, PhD discusses the core principles guiding HEAL pain research with Stephani Sutherland, PhD.

Read the article and join the discussion:
bit.ly/3MnEZR4

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

Are you a health professional involved in the care of patients with head, neck, and orofacial pain? Register for @ahsheadache.bsky.social 68th Annual Scientific Meeting from 4-7 June in Orlando, Florida bit.ly/49XOZbp #academictravel

Have you seen Xu et al’s results in @nature.com that mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects against peripheral neuropathy? bit.ly/46hu5D2 Come discuss this article with @IASPpain’s @NeuPsig and moderator Courtney Bannerman on 18 Feb #journalclub #painresearch

This Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 at 11 AM ET--IASP and PRF Present Dr. Staja Booker, PhD, RN, FAAN and WellPower CEO Candace McMillon-Dantley in a webinar on "The Power Over Pain Empowerment Jubilee: A Novel Community-Engaged Event to Conquer Pain". Free but register to get zoom info. @iasp.bsky.social