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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....
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...
Centering the Patient Voice: Why Research Needs Lived Experience at Every Stage
By Samantha Kahn For decades, research treated people with pain as passive subjects, collecting data without letting...
The Science of Understanding Pain
By Stephani Sutherland While commonly considered a pathway to the development of new treatments, research does much...
Dive into Innovative Pain Science at 3 Leading Universities
By Kirsten Ellis Pain research is growing in leaps and bounds—with educational institutions playing a key role. Hear...
Dismantling Disparities in Pain Research
By Ashley Hattle When you pick up your medication or see a pain specialist, you want the best possible care. But what...
Innovative Pediatric Pain Research: The TRAC-Pain Study
By Mariah Z. Leach Aiden Pratt and his mom, Katie Pratt. When Aiden Pratt was in seventh grade, he fell and hurt his...
Explore Efforts to Engage Patients as Research Partners
By Ashley Hattle When research views individuals with pain as data points on a graph or medical curiosities, clinical...