International Association for the Study of Pain

Today is Giving Tuesday, an international movement that inspires people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. This year, consider making an impact on pain conditions and relief throughout the world. bit.ly/3Kz4HNS Your donation to IASP helps fulfill our mission to bring together scientists, clinicians, healthcare providers, and policymakers to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into pain relief worldwide. Make your donation to an IASP fund like Sponsor a Member this year and help us make a difference.

Read this Papers of the Week selection from Liu et al. about a direct connection between water migration, cation flow, and TRPV1 function and solvent-mediated analgesia https://bit.ly/4hY4nrH

This week’s PAIN Featured Image depicts Riis et al.’s experimental setup. Transcranial low-intensity focused ultrasound was delivered into the anterior cingulate cortex target and validated using MRI. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3V4B8ts

New 18 December Webinar: Psychedelics in Pain Management: Exploring Therapeutic Potentials, Pharmacology, and Clinical Considerations Learn more and register for this webinar produced through a collaboration of the IASP’s Pain and Placebo Special Interest Group and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA: https://bit.ly/4fUyEWr

Check out articles like “Sustained nerve growth factor-induced C-nociceptor sensitization to electrical sinusoidal stimulation in humans” by Solinski et al. in #PainReports https://bit.ly/3TUOVC5

Thank you to everyone who has already supported IASP’s Sponsor a Member Fund! Your generosity will have a direct impact on the lives and careers of 400 new members from low- and middle-income countries. We’re not there yet! Every contribution helps break down barriers and expand our global pain community. Let’s reach our $10,000 goal together. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eqxJwf2i

Read this Editor’s Pick from Lu et al. and Cell Press about the establishment of functional human DRG organoids and emphasizing phenotypic distinctions in human nociceptor subtypes https://bit.ly/3Vpvrqf

This month’s PAIN cover features stunning artwork by Greg Dunn. At center is the nucleus accumbens, the brain region in which Randal Serafini et al. overexpressed MEF2C in order to alleviate pain and anxiety-like behaviors. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3UOxIe2

Join the Pain Mind and Movement SIG on 11 December for an insightful webinar exploring the cutting-edge applications of virtual reality (VR) in chronic pain management. Our distinguished speakers - Zina Trost and Jonas Tesarz - will present the latest research and clinical applications of VR technology in pain treatment. Register for “Virtual Reality in Chronic Pain Management: New Frontiers in Treatment” today: https://bit.ly/3CiFUwU

Read “Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: a cross-sectional study of physical symptoms, disability, and psychological health in long term” by Lars Dahlin et al., available now in Pain Reports https://bit.ly/4gLLQ17