Peripheral sensory (DRG) neurons exhibit senescence in aging and pain-inducing injury; elimination of senescent cells improved nociceptive behaviors in injured mice @laurenjdonovan.bsky.social @vivtawfik-mdphd.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Aging and injury drive neuronal senescence in the dorsal root ganglia - Nature Neuroscience

The authors describe a susceptibility of the peripheral nervous system to neuronal senescence with age or injury relevant for sensory dysfunction, such as chronic pain.

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BOOM! www.nature.com/articles/s41... I think this is a big step forward for the field. Congrats to Lauren Donovan and @vivtawfik-mdphd.bsky.social and the whole Tawfik lab team.

Aging and injury drive neuronal senescence in the dorsal root ganglia - Nature Neuroscience

The authors describe a susceptibility of the peripheral nervous system to neuronal senescence with age or injury relevant for sensory dysfunction, such as chronic pain.

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Meningeal regulatory T cells inhibit nociception in female mice | @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Meningeal regulatory T cells inhibit nociception in female mice

T cells have emerged as orchestrators of pain amplification, but the mechanism by which T cells control pain processing is unresolved. We found that regulatory T cells (Treg cells) could inhibit nocic...

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At #IARS2025 in Hawaii enjoying some great sessions on the latest anesthesia research. Also spending time with my wonderful @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social colleagues!

Hilarious conversation with my son last night 11yo: mom how many times have you been rejected? Me: oh! so many times- 15+ grants, countless manuscripts… 11yo: … Me: …then there was this one time we resubmitted again and rev 2 said this and then… 5 mins later 11yo: I meant by a crush ❤️‍🩹

In this video, you’ll hear about the declining number of residents pursuing fellowship training in pain medicine. Want to learn more about #PainMedicine? Read “Why Pain?” by Dr. Meredith Barad and colleagues. doi.org/10.1097/01.A... @stanfordanes.bsky.social #Anesthesiology

#StandUpForScience San Francisco

🚨 Calling all Bay Area scientists 🚨 #StandUpForScience rallies are being organized in Palo Alto and San Francisco this Friday, March 7. Because federal funding for research saves lives and yields economic benefits! PA: Lytton Plaza, 12-2p SF: Civic Center Plaza, 1-3p

Does anyone get the implications for NIH grants of this new EO? “Review of Covered Contracts and Grants. Each Agency Head, in consultation with agency’s DOGE Team Lead, shall review all existing covered contracts and grants and […], terminate or modify” www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

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Does anyone know if there will be a #StandUpForScience event @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social or can we organize a bus to SF to show our ❤️ for advancing the medical research that is a requisite to #MAHA?

Just issued from NIH

Wow. How will most institutions keep science going? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Just finished my weekly Monday clinic and I want everyone to know that I literally have the nicest patients ever. Pain Medicine is an underrated specialty- highly recommend 😊

Great article on the importance and difficulty of treating & understanding chronic pain featuring many wonderful colleagues @robgereau.bsky.social @michelecuratolo.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/m...

Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution. (Gift Article)

As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief?

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www.science.org/content/arti... I’m excited for the “boring” academic banter, connection & collaboration we used to have! Nerds unite! ❤️🤓

As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings

Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community

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An impressive new issue of Neuron on the science of brain aging with 10 papers on everything from sex differences, role of astrocytes, immune system, waste clearance, autophagy, DNA damage, and rejuvenation cell.com/issue/S0896-...

A few 2025 academic/work NY 🥳 resolutions- what are yours? 1. Say “yes” strategically 2. Say “no” as needed, esp if you can provide the opportunity to someone else (sponsorship!) 3. Write a grant 4. Write another grant in case prior grant is not funded 5.-10. Repeat grant writing as needed 🤓

Happy New Year! Looking forward to finding my #anesthesia #neuroscience #pain #glia #mdphd community on @bsky.app