A very nice review of my book, that I only discovered today: bjgplife.com/stranger-wit...
Stranger Within: Poems & Prose, by Blair Smith – BJGP Life
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Blair H Smith
@blairhsmith.bsky.social
Dad, husband, doctor, professor, writer, musician. Listening.
Some of the team came to help celebrate my almost-retirement yesterday. What a great team to have led, and with whom to have had the privilege of working. www.dundee.ac.uk/cprg
In this paper, published in NATURE, we report a new gene associated with pain, and the mechanism by which its coded protein contributes to pain perception. This is a new target for therapeutic intervention in pain treatment. @cprg-dundee.bsky.social rdcu.be/eCfaS
SLC45A4 is a pain gene encoding a neuronal polyamine transporter
Nature - The SLC45A4 gene encodes a neuronal polyamine transporter and is linked to pain response in humans and mice.
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This aspect of the “crisis” receives less attention www.iasp-pain.org/publications...
IASP Statement on Humanitarian Crises and Access to Pain Relief in Gaza - International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
(August 8, 2025, Washington DC) The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) stands in solidarity with all individuals suffering from pain, especially in the context of humanitarian cris...
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Of my great-grandfather, Blair Smith I, upon his retiral (now that I’m effectively there myself): “Although he was a man of few words, those words were always such as went - bullet like - to the inwardness of things.” (Derry Sentinel, c1910)
My dining room was the studio for this recording of discussion and readings - a collaboration between Fife Writes and Heids & Herts. www.fifewrites.org.uk Fife Writes heidsandherts.com Welcome | Heids & Herts
Hypertension is more likely to develop in people with chronic pain than those without, as we report in this paper, published online today. @cprg-dundee.bsky.social @dhan-senaratne.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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With other members of Dundee University’s Chronic Pain Research Group, I attended the PAINSTORM Research Consortium’s Annual Meeting in London last week Really interesting (and really hot!) @cprg-dundee.bsky.social
This trial published in NEJM found that exercise greatly improved survival and recurrence rates after colon cancer. This is really close to my heart - I was that soldier. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer | NEJM
Preclinical and observational studies suggest that exercise may improve cancer outcomes. However, definitive level 1 evidence is lacking. In this phase 3, randomized trial conducted at 55 centers, ...
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Our new paper, based on UK Biobank, presents new genetic variants found to be associated with neck or shoulder pain. @cprg-dundee.bsky.social journals.lww.com/painrpts/ful...
A genome-wide association study identifies novel genetic... : PAIN Reports
ts associated with neck or shoulder pain through a genome-wide association study (GWAS), using data from 430,193 participants in the UK Biobank. Methods: A genome-wide association study was perform...
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journals.lww.com/pain/pages/a... In this new paper, published in PAIN, we report several novel genetic variants associated with neuropathic pain. We hope this will guide the search for new treatments, which are much-needed.
Genetic associations of neuropathic pain and sensory... : PAIN
ology of neuropathic pain. A standardised quantitative sensory testing protocol was used to categorize participants based on sensory profile. We performed genome-wide association study, and in a subse...
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www.linkedin.com/posts/blair-... I was honoured to feature in this podcast, led by Callum Leese, on the role of physical activity in chronic pain. Poetry is from Stranger Within: lumphananpress.co.uk/product/stra... @cprg-dundee.bsky.social
I was honoured to feature in Callum Leese’s podcast, along with Lee… | Blair H. Smith
I was honoured to feature in Callum Leese’s podcast, along with Lee Vaughan. Poetry here is from Stranger Within https://lnkd.in/e9KNaZvp
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It was an honour and privilege to sing in the world première performance of Stewart Warrender’s Requiem, at St Leonard’s Church, St Andrews, on Saturday. It’s a major, spiritual work, and was well received.
It was an honour to deliver a Plenary Lecture, to a full auditorium, at #EFIC2025 today in Lyon. @cprg-dundee.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social
Ian-Ju presented her research in poster format at #EFIC2025 today in Lyon, and will deliver a talk tomorrow. @cprg-dundee.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social
@dhan-senaratne.bsky.social Dhan, Ian-Ju and I are sharing some of our research at @efic.bsky.social 2025 in Lyon
Published today in Lancet Neurology. Updated treatment guidelines from @iasp.bsky.social NeuPSIG. A major international project, of which I was privileged to be a part. doi.org/10.1016/S147...
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It was great to be part of the multidisciplinary team that wrote this paper. It calls for employers to recognise pain, not necessarily injury, and for researchers and clinicians to lead by example. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Advancing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Pain Science in the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation: Time to Fully Adopt Biopsychosocial Approaches? - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
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Curtain call after tonight’s gig. A privilege to play for St Andrews Community Choir, and just lovely to accompany my beautiful wife.
That’s the next couple of years sorted. Back to my alma mater
