Weekly Highlights from a Past President of the International Association for the Study of Pain

As a Past President of the?International Association for the Study of Pain?(IASP) I am pleased to provide weekly updates on the most recent activities within the field.

In the following, I draw your attention to the wealth of activities and resources that IASP offers the global pain community.

IASP News - This Week:

Late-Breaking Poster Abstract Submission is Open!

At the 2024 World Congress on Pain – taking place 5-9 August in Amsterdam, the Netherlands – IASP will present peer-reviewed poster abstracts. Poster abstract authors will have an opportunity to present their research to more than 5,000 multidisciplinary attendees from around the world. The late-breaking poster abstract submission period is now open through 15 May 2024. Learn more here and submit your poster abstract!

IASP Journals:

PAIN is an official journal of IASP. Published monthly,?PAIN?presents original research on the nature, mechanisms, and treatment of pain. Take a look at this original research paper from the April 2024 issue:

Readiness of nociceptor cell bodies to generate spontaneous activity results from background activity of diverse ion channels and high input resistance. Tian et al. PAIN.?165(4):893-907, April 2024.

PAIN Reports is an official IASP publication. An online, open access, multidisciplinary journal,?PAIN Reports?promotes a global, rapid, and readily accessible forum that advances clinical, applied, and basic research on pain. ?

Take a look at the latest articles from PAIN Reports by visiting here.

IASP Pain Research Forum:

The IASP Pain Research Forum (PRF) is an interactive community of pain researchers working to understand the basic neurobiology of pain and translate new knowledge into novel treatments for chronic pain.?

PRF News: PRF’s professional science journalists cover the latest topics in pain research each and every week for thousands of readers throughout the world.

DID YOU MISS? From Capsaicin to Classifications: 30 of the Most-Cited Papers on Pain

As IASP celebrates its 50th Anniversary, let’s take a look back at 30 of the most-cited papers from the field.

?PRF Papers of the Week: PRF’s weekly review of the scientific literature on pain. This week’s highlighted papers:

A mouse model of chronic primary pain that integrates clinically relevant genetic vulnerability, stress, and minor injury. Wang et al. Sci Transl Med. 10 April 2024.

Parabrachial Calca neurons drive nociplasticity. Condon et al. Cell Rep. 6 April 2024.

Tiam1-mediated maladaptive plasticity underlying morphine tolerance and hyperalgesia. Yao et al. Brain. 5 April 2024.