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The call for applications for the third cycle of the PRF Virtual Correspondents is now closed. Applications for the fourth cycle will open in the late spring.

by PRF Team on 6 Jan 2021

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The call for applications for the third cycle of the PRF Virtual Correspondents program is now closed. Applications for the fourth cycle will open in the late spring. About the ProgramThe…

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The Most Popular Content on PRF in 2020: An Eclectic Mix

News stories on transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for fibromyalgia, and on the role of the parabrachial nucleus in pain, grab the top spots.

by PRF Team on 21 Dec 2020

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The year 2020 was an unspeakably difficult one for people throughout the world, as the COVID-19 pandemic cost over 1.6 million lives, devastated economies and businesses, and disrupted so many…

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PRF to Provide Expanded Science Communications Training Opportunities to Pain Researchers, with the Support of the Rita Allen Foundation

A two-year grant will support an expansion of the PRF Correspondents program, to enhance the science communication skills of early-career pain investigators

by PRF Team on 6 May 2020

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PRF is excited to announce that the Rita Allen Foundation will support “Expanding the Reach and Impact of the IASP Pain Research Forum Correspondents Program.” This project will make the…

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Let the Countdown Begin: The Top 10 PRF News Stories and Papers of the Year—and the Decade

News stories on pain classification and pain definition come out on top in 2019

by PRF Team on 16 Dec 2019

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With a new year soon to begin, it’s an opportune time to take a look back at the most popular content on PRF over the past 12 months. It’s also…

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Year in Review: The Top 10 News Stories and Papers of the Week on PRF in 2018

News story on the third mechanistic descriptor of chronic pain, review article on failures in translation come out the winners

by PRF Staff on 17 Dec 2018

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A new year is on the doorstep, but before saying goodbye to 2018, it’s a great time to look back at PRF’s coverage of pain research over the past year. From…

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A Magic Bullet for Pain? A Biomarker for Pain? The 2018 North American Pain School Trainees Take the Gloves Off to Make Their Cases

From a unique take on classic rap songs to a “conversation” with the US president, all was fair game at the NAPS debates

by Katelynn Boerner on 25 Oct 2018

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Editor’s note: The third North American Pain School (NAPS) took place June 24-28, 2018, in Montebello, Quebec, Canada. An educational initiative of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and Analgesic,…

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PRF Announces New Editorial Board

14 researchers from around the world join 12 returning board members to guide the site; Ted Price selected as Chair

by PRF Team on 16 Oct 2018

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PRF is delighted to welcome 14 leading pain investigators to the PRF editorial board. PRF is also thrilled to announce that long-time PRF board member Theodore (Ted) Price, University of…

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Year in Review: The Top News Stories and Papers of the Week on PRF in 2017

News on a colorful approach to relieving pain, and a paper on separating opioid side effects from analgesia, grab the number 1 slots

by PRF Team on 18 Dec 2017

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As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to take stock of the news and papers that caught your attention in 2017—it’s the moment for a Top…

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Highlights From the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society: Part 2

At the Basic Science SIG dinner, rigor, bias, and transparency in science were the main course

by by Stephani Sutherland on 17 Jul 2017

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Editor’s note: The following is Part 2 of a two-part report on selected presentations from the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (APS), held May 17-20, 2017,…

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PRF’s Top News Stories and Papers of the Week for 2016

News covering precision pain medicine, and a paper on a new technique to visualize populations of DRG neurons, come out on top

by PRF Team on 19 Dec 2016

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The new year—2017!—is almost here, so it’s a good time to review the most popular news articles and papers from the past year on PRF. We used Google Analytics to…

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Is It Time to Deprioritize Preclinical Pain Research?

At the North American Pain School, trainees debated the pros and cons of the issue

by Nathan Fried on 13 Sep 2016

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Editor’s Note:The first-ever North American Pain School (NAPS) took place June 26-30, 2016, in Montebello, Quebec, Canada. An educational initiative of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP);…

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Dialogue, Dialogue, Dialogue: Strategies to Facilitate Translation

The development of new and effective analgesics requires ongoing, productive, back-and-forth communication between basic scientists and clinicians

by Ram Kandasamy on 30 Aug 2016

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Editor’s Note: The first-ever North American Pain School (NAPS) took place June 26-30, 2016, in Montebello, Quebec, Canada. An educational initiative of the International Association for the Study of Pain…

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Overcoming the “Valleys of Death”: Strategies to Make Research Have Impact After Publication

Pain researchers are using social media platforms to disseminate new findings and increase research translation

by Erinn Acland on 8 Aug 2016

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Editor’s Note: The first-ever North American Pain School (NAPS) took place June 26-30, 2016, in Montebello, Quebec, Canada. An educational initiative of the International Association for the Study of Pain…

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Pain in the ACC

A commentary on Lieberman and Eisenberger, 2015

by Tor Wager on 23 Dec 2015

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The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) is widely regarded as a processing nexus for effortful cognitive operations and affective states, including pain. Meta-analyses of the dACC (Shackman et al. 2011;…

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What Caught Your Eye This Year? PRF’s Top News Stories and Papers of the Week for 2015

News covering the pain-anxiety connection, and a paper offering a meta-analysis of pharmacological treatments for neuropathic pain are the winners

by PRF Team on 21 Dec 2015

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As we head into a new year, it’s a good time to look back at the research that kept the attention of PRF readers over the past year. Using Google…

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What Did You Read This Year? PRF’s Top News Stories and Papers of the Week for 2014

News story on small-fiber neuropathy, paper on central TRPV1 grab the most views

by PRF Editors on 19 Dec 2014

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The final days of 2014 are upon us, so it is a perfect time to reflect on the news stories and Papers of the Week that captured the interest of…

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A Time for Change: Steps to Enhance Reproducibility of Neuroscience Studies

Story Landis, Francis Collins, and others discuss issues in special symposium at Neuroscience 2014

by Chelsea Nickerson on 11 Dec 2014

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The art of designing sound, reproducible experiments is nearly impossible to perfect. As someone who has been involved in behavioral neuroscience research both in and out of the pain field…

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What Pain Tells Us About Cancer

Interactions of tumor cells and nerves are complex and reciprocal, according to Brian Schmidt at World Congress on Pain

by Pat McCaffrey on 12 Nov 2014

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Pain is often the first sign of oral cancer, as it was for the young woman who came to see Brian Schmidt, a clinician and researcher specializing in head and…

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A Rational Approach to Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain

New systematic review previewed at World Congress on Pain looks at evidence base for different drugs

by Pat McCaffrey on 9 Oct 2014

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The plenary sessions at the International Association for the Study of Pain’s 15th World Congress turned from research to clinical considerations with a talk from Nadine Attal, a neurologist and…

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How Do You Feel?

With Piezo mechanosensing channels, says Patapoutian at World Congress on Pain

by Pat McCaffrey on 8 Oct 2014

The 15th World Congress on Pain, running from now until October 11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kicked off with some exciting new data on touch-responsive channels in sensory neurons. Mechanosensation,…

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Popularity Contest: The Top News Stories and Papers of 2013 on PRF

What were you looking at?

by PRF Editors on 20 Dec 2013

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As the year draws to a close, it’s a great time to take a look back at the stories and papers that caught the attention of PRF readers in 2013.…

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Papers of the Week: Playing Catch-Up With PAIN Citations

Backlog explains temporary bump in numbers this week

by PRF Editors on 31 May 2013

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Why so many papers this week? Normally the Friday list would contain 60 to 70 papers—this week we have 129, or double the usual number. What is going on? The answer…

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Meeting Preview: IASP NeuPSIG Comes to North America

4th International Congress on Neuropathic Pain to be held 23-26 May 2013 in Toronto, Canada

by PRF News Editor on 26 Feb 2013

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For the first time ever, NeuPSIG—the International Association for the Study of Pain’s Special Interest Group on neuropathic pain—will bring its biennial meeting to a North American venue. NeuPSIG, whose…

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IASP Pain Research Forum Virtual Correspondents Program

The Most Popular Content on PRF in 2020: An Eclectic Mix

PRF to Provide Expanded Science Communications Training Opportunities to Pain Researchers, with the Support of the Rita Allen Foundation

Let the Countdown Begin: The Top 10 PRF News Stories and Papers of the Year—and the Decade

Year in Review: The Top 10 News Stories and Papers of the Week on PRF in 2018

A Magic Bullet for Pain? A Biomarker for Pain? The 2018 North American Pain School Trainees Take the Gloves Off to Make Their Cases

PRF Announces New Editorial Board

Year in Review: The Top News Stories and Papers of the Week on PRF in 2017

Highlights From the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Pain Society: Part 2

PRF’s Top News Stories and Papers of the Week for 2016

Is It Time to Deprioritize Preclinical Pain Research?

Dialogue, Dialogue, Dialogue: Strategies to Facilitate Translation

Overcoming the “Valleys of Death”: Strategies to Make Research Have Impact After Publication

Pain in the ACC

What Caught Your Eye This Year? PRF’s Top News Stories and Papers of the Week for 2015

What Did You Read This Year? PRF’s Top News Stories and Papers of the Week for 2014

A Time for Change: Steps to Enhance Reproducibility of Neuroscience Studies

What Pain Tells Us About Cancer

A Rational Approach to Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain

How Do You Feel?

Popularity Contest: The Top News Stories and Papers of 2013 on PRF

Papers of the Week: Playing Catch-Up With PAIN Citations

Meeting Preview: IASP NeuPSIG Comes to North America

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