An integrated systemic approach to chronic primary pain from epigenome to brain: a narrative review - British Journal of Anaesthesia www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000...
An integrated systemic approach to chronic primary pain from epigenome to brain: a narrative review
Chronic pain is the most prevalent disease worldwide, leading to substantial disability and enormous societal costs. Breakthrough science led to the recognition by the WHO of chronic pain as a disease...
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Important to have your say in the important decision-making regarding the Billy Bishop airport: tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Consultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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Congratulations to Dr. Carmela Tartaglia and Dr. Gabor Kovacs @kbi-uhn.bsky.social, on their recent feature on CBC, sharing insights and current research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Read more >> bit.ly/3Qy83HC @uhn.ca @uhnresearch.ca @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
🌟 This paper was led by Brooke Magel alongside all-star co-authors Iris Coates McCall, Kayle Donner, Rachael Bosma, Emeralda Burke MHE, BSc., CHIM, Jennifer Chandler, Chris Lo, Dwayne Patmore, @javeedsukhera.bsky.social , & @karenddavis.bsky.social 7/9
🗣️ New paper from the CAMH Everyday Ethics Lab! 🧠 Do disease-based explanations of chronic pain reduce stigma? This is the question we set out to answer in our new paper in the @thejournalofpain.bsky.social #bioethics #neuroethics #stigma 1/9
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Exploring the effect of disease explanations of chronic pain on stigma
Chronic pain is a subjective experience, and the absence of objective medical evidence can contribute to stigma. Despite being classified as a disease in the ICD-11 and research findings showing brain...
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The study that I won a poster award for in the “Pain and sensory disorders” category at last year’s UofT CPIN research day was published this month in EJP!! If you have not read it yet here is the link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
It's the best feeling seeing your work presented to others in the field and was a privilege to get to collect neuroimaging and behavioral data from people with chronic pain receiving SCS treatment @karenddavis.bsky.social. Images from Dr. Anuj Bhatia's presentation and my final PhD paper publication
Latest from the Davis lab led by @rimaelsayed.bsky.social Alpha Oscillations and Conditioned Pain Modulation Is Associated With Treatment Resistance to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain - El‐Sayed 2026 European Journal of Pain - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Alpha Oscillations and Conditioned Pain Modulation Is Associated With Treatment Resistance to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain
Background Neuropathic pain (NP) is a severe form of chronic pain associated with reduced quality of life. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can provide pain relief for some but not all treated, highlig...
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Alpha power distinguishes conditioned pain modulation subgroups. @karenddavis.bsky.social et al. find that associations between peak alpha frequency and inhibitory conditioned pain modulation strengths are sex- and paradigm-dependent in the sgACC #PAIN bit.ly/3Zk0F3q
Recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research | Nature Neuroscience share.google/3nC26u8WJvpQ...
Recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research - Nature Neuroscience
In this Perspective, the international PAINDIFF Network makes 13 recommendations for studying sex and gender as variables in preclinical, clinical and translational pain research that are applicable a...
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💙⚾ Expert tips for Jays fans from Canada’s Hospital! From calm minds to strong hearts, TeamUHN experts share their best advice to help fans stay playoff-ready. Canada’s Hospital is cheering on Canada’s Team. Go Jays Go! 🏥🍁 #WANTITALL
Canada’s Hospital is ready to cheer on Canada’s Team! 🏥🍁 The Toronto Blue Jays are in the World Series, and TeamUHN is all in! This is a great moment and point of pride for our city, our province, and our country. Go Jays Go!💙⚾ #WANTITALL
Huge congrats to @jenstinson.bsky.social from @sickkidsto.bsky.social for receiving the Order of Merit from the Canadian Nurses Association. Very well deserved! www.utoronto.ca/celebrates/j...
Jennifer Stinson receives Order of Merit from Canadian Nurses Association
Jennifer Stinson, a senior scientist in child health evaluative sciences at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and professor in U of T's Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, has been recogniz...
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🎙️✨ Congratulations to Dr. @karenddavis.bsky.social, Senior Scientist at UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute, on her recent interview on Pain Exchange, a podcast by the International Association for the Study of Pain! ▶️ Click the link below to listen to the episode! ⬇️ 🔗: linktr.ee/krembil
The cover art, painted by the brilliant Kathleen Sluka, shows a stairway symbolizing the many steps toward truly individualized pain research built on understanding the biological processes and factors that shape patient-reported outcomes. #sciart #neuroart bit.ly/4opxhDw
We're extremely proud to announce #PAIN's 2025 supplemental issue: Advancing Pain Research and Management for the Next 50 Years. The entire issue is free to read on our website! bit.ly/3IQ6hOq
A special thanks to all the authors who contributed to this special issue, the leadership and vision of our Editor-in-Chief @karenddavis.bsky.social and all the scientists and clinicians who are paving the way to a brighter future for pain relief and management! bit.ly/3IQ6hOq
October’s #PAIN cover art is from Isler et al.’s new study. They find that spinal microglia become reactive and trigger hypersensitivity in response to combined optogenetic activation of nociceptive and nonnociceptive fibers. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4nssUHO
Counting the days to @IASPpain’s World Congress on Pain 2026 in Bangkok? Make the wait easier by revisiting #PAIN’s collection of articles from the 2024 plenary speakers and be sure to submit your topical workshop proposals by Wednesday to be considered! bit.ly/3K7OuT6
🤕 Did you know that September is #PainAwarenessMonth? Dr. Karen Davis (@karenddavis.bsky.social), Senior Scientist at UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute, was recently featured in a @washingtonpost.com article looking at “who’s more sensitive to pain, men or women? 🔗: linktr.ee/krembil
This #PainAwarenessMonth, we’re celebrating 50 years of #PAIN. Here's a rare glimpse of some recent print issues in EiC @karenddavis.bsky.social's office. Can any of our subscribers beat this collection?
This #PainAwanressMonth, celebrate PAIN’s 50th anniversary with us in recognition of its impact on pain research and management around the world. bit.ly/466vb3W
The 50th anniversary of PAIN essay series highlights the life and work of past Editors-in-Chief—the first three are available for free right now for #PainAwarnessMonth! bit.ly/46mpCiT
