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Blog Articles
In Their Own Words: The Faces Behind Pain Research
Throughout the U.S. Pain Foundation’s #KNOWresearch campaign this KNOWvember, pain scientists across the country...
You’re the Expert: Why Lived Experience Belongs in Pain Research
Pain research has traditionally involved the same step-by-step process: Develop a research question. Design a study....
Sammie Carpenter
From ‘Reptile’ to ‘Guinea Pig’: Diving Into Pain Research By Tara Bracco On a 95-degree day in Centreville, Virginia,...
Stacey Kennedy-Conner
Stacey and her husband, Terry, at a family wedding.Inclusion Matters: Diversity in Clinical Trials Lays Groundwork for...
Fern Kolarik
Fern (center) and her husband, David, at Beulah Beach in Vermilion, Ohio, with some of their closest friends—their...
Tom Norris
Tom and his wife, Marianne, at their 25th anniversary vow renewal in 2013.Our Voices Matter: Don’t Conduct Research...
Eden Buell
When Eden’s mother, Kelly, needed a quick change of clothing while at dialysis, Eden’s husband, Markus, bought this...
Recognizing the People Behind the Progress
Pain research can feel distant and abstract—removed from the day-to-day reality of chronic pain, dwindling treatment...
Chili Peppers, Spinal Gates, Genetically Modified Mice: The History of Pain Research
By Stephani SutherlandHumans have always lived with pain—and history suggests we’ve always tried to alleviate it. The...
Why Drug Development Takes so Long: Understanding the Pain Pipeline
By Stephani Sutherland Millions of Americans live with chronic pain—and the lack of safe, effective pain therapeutics...
The NIH HEAL Initiative: Charting New Paths in Pain Research
By Stephani Sutherland Despite significant progress in pain research during the molecular biology explosion around the...