Chronic pain affects an estimated 50 million to 100 million Americans, disabling up to 20 million of them. Yet there are few effective drugs to treat chronic pain beyond opioids, which can be dangerous and addictive. What’s the way ahead? ✍️ @sutherlandphd.bsky.social: knowmag.org/4dnIuRb

Chasing the genes behind pain

New treatments for chronic pain face a long road despite promising developments. Research in people with rare diseases is pointing the way to genes that influence how we experience pain — and might…

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I was honored to be a part of this process - and these Q&As are super fun!

PURPOSE: the Pain Research Network@painresearchers.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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

Wow, kudos to this entire team, and a huge thanks to all the participants. Come check out the data that's available for study! #chronicpain #painresearch #pwle

A2CPS - Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures@a2cps-pain.bsky.social · 7mo ago

2,285! Recruitment is complete on the A2CPS study, and 2,285 participants who have generously donating their time, energy and blood samples to this study. Our team has also performed over 3,000 brain imaging sessions! Learn more about how YOU can use the data in your studies. a2cps.org

This was super fun! What an amazing day full of luminaries, organized by @fadelzeidan.bsky.social in a gorgeous location - all day #brainimaging #chronicpain #painresearch #offsite #sfn2025 #ucsandiego #lajolla

Interested in #scicomm and finishing your #phd? It's time! Don't miss this amazing opportunity to apply for the @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social #massmedia fellowship. This is how I got my start with an internship at the @latimes.com - deadline is Jan 1! massmedia.secure-platform.com/a/organizati...

Enjoying day 2 of #sfn2025

Catch this month’s Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jrgTYU #painresearch

Heading to #SanDiego for #SfN #neuroscience? Be sure to come see a poster from Patrick Sadil, PhD, on the brain imaging data we're collecting for #a2cps. Sunday morning, board PP2 - Image processing in the Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) project #painresearch

The October issue of #NotesOnPain is out now! mailchi.mp/a09375ba44e0...

September 2025 Notes on Pain

A monthly newsletter from Stephani Sutherland, PhD

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#icymi catch up on August before September drops! #notesonpain

Stephani Sutherland@sutherlandphd.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I’ve resurrected my monthly newsletter, Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jh0VaM

The list of the latest published pain papers is out now on PRF! Dr. Qiufu Ma's curated list for August 15-21, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick can be found here: painresearchforum.org/paper @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

I’ve resurrected my monthly newsletter, Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jh0VaM

Have you checked out the relaunch of PRF? Editors’ picks are selected by rotating editorial board members like @gregscherrer.bsky.social @painresforum.bsky.social

Pain Research Forum@painresforum.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Just posted on Pain Research Forum! Dr. Greg Scherrer's curated list of pain-related papers published August 1-7, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick. Check it out at painresearchforum.org @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

Looking for a great summer read that's also sciencey? Check out @science.org's new book reviews, including one from me! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New books from outer space, future Earth, and close to home

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Happening now! @usasp.bsky.social hosting a webinar: Pain Research in Peril: Why Your Voice Matters and What You Can Do Now, featuring experts Chris Veasley & Kate Nicholson - it's being recorded, with future opportunities for outreach. #painresearch

Seeing as I’m fully back to #freelance again I went to #HJ25 and I’m so glad I did - what a great day! #scicomm #healthcare #journo

Rockstar health #journo & #author @marynmck.bsky.social interviewing Dr. Jonathan Grein who leads a Federal special pathogens unit at @cedarssinai.bsky.social on past and emerging threats, protocols #HJ25

What a great and entertaining writing workshop with Steve Padilla of @latimes.com full of expert tips to make our stories sing. Bottom line: what’s the story? What you say is more important than how you say it. What fun! #HJ25 #freelance

Today at #HJ25 former #HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra implores us to keep reporting, and work to combat the stream of misinformation and disinformation coming directly from the new administration

As the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress and Chair Emerita of @capac.house.gov, I am disgusted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statement that the U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke visas for Chinese students.

Congrats!! This wonderful program is what started it all for me in #scicomm @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social @latimes.com This year's class will need a special kind of gumption. Be brave! I believe in you!

Marianna Limas@mnlimas.bsky.social · last yr.

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Announces its 2025 Fellows: Seventeen early-career scientists will translate complex research into compelling stories for the public as 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellows this summer. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @aaas.org #scicomm #science

This exactly sums up our US science infrastructure, which has been built over a century and is the envy of the world, one of our nation’s greatest strengths. And it’s being destroyed right now.

Neil deGrasse Tyson@neildegrassetyson.com · last yr.

The 80-year recipe stoking America’s Prosperity: 1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas… 2) enabled by Engineering Innovations… 3) based on Science Research in Universities… 4) funded by Grants from the US Government. It’s time more people understood this.

WOOT!! Good news today - huge props to @usha.bsky.social named as next director of the Knight Science Journalism program @ksjatmit.bsky.social Usha was my first mentor in #scicomm #journalism in 2001 @latimes.com and I'm grateful for her to this day. She's been kicking ass ever since! #pulitzer

The last 2 weeks have been a blur, but sadly I'm no longer at the NIH. Working for #painresearch at the NIH was a great honor and the best job of my life. As part of this amazing team, I'm proud to have worked on the HEAL 2025 Annual Report - pls share! heal.nih.gov/about/nih-he...

The NIH HEAL Initiative 2025 Annual Report: Research in Action | NIH HEAL Initiative

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Happening now: NINDS Council public meeting, including presentation of the #HEAL #painresearch recommendations videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...

It's free, it's easy, and it's super fun. Join us for Journal Club next week with @daspainbrain.bsky.social #painresearch uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A2CPS - Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures@a2cps-pain.bsky.social · last yr.

Missing your fellow #painresearch compatriots? Want to learn more about #brainimaging #biomarkers for #chronicpain? Join our next #a2cps Journal Club, featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social on his latest work in @jama.com Neurology. Next Thurs May 15 at noon ET uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

News from me- an exciting study by Australian pain researchers at UNSW showing long term improvement in chronic pain with emotion regulation. Thx to @benalter.bsky.social for your thoughts www.newscientist.com/article/2479...

Chronic pain could be eased by learning to regulate negative emotions

An adaptation of cognitive behavioural therapy that focuses on mindfulness and tolerating distress has shown promise for relieving chronic pain

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I was excited to hear about a new behavioral treatment for chronic pain developed by researchers in Australia -- dialectical behavior therapy adapted to chronic pain. Thanks to @sutherlandphd.bsky.social for covering this development.

Online Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Emotion Dysregulation in Chronic Pain

This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of a hybrid self-directed and therapist-guided therapy for emotional dysregulation in adults with chronic pain.

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Pitt Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine@pittanesthesiology.bsky.social · last yr.

Benedict Alter, MD, PhD, in @newscientist.com: "At any given pain intensity, if you had better emotional regulation, people’s overall lives would be better: less suffering, less functional impairment." www.newscientist.com/article/2479...

#Painresearch brain trust #usasp2025

Gather with fellow pain researchers! Join us for our next Journal Club featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social talking about his latest paper in JAMA Neurology showing cortical biomarkers of persisting pain - Thurs May 15 at noon ET, register now for free! uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...