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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Q: How do #opioids 💊affect the brain 🧠 in people with chronic #pain? A: We don’t fully know yet but my lab’s working on it! Presented my lab’s brain imaging research on how opioids interact ↔️with chronic pain at #USASP2026 last week. Thanks to all participants, we’ll find answers to improve care.

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

“How do we create more peacefulness for people living with chronic pain?” -Quána Madison (person with lived experience of chronic pain) #USASP2026 ArtLifting share.google/b9MTDPHmqfRo...

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Congrats to all our #USASP2026 Pain Fellows - honored for their dedication and contributions to the field of pain research!

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Rainbows from this morning in North Carolina on my way to Philadelphia for #USASP2026 !

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

We launched our Duke Pain Seminar Series for 2026 with Dr. David Pisetsky’s highly educational & insightful presentation on chronic pain in lupus. #Duke_CTPM ⭐️discordance between patient vs clinician evaluation of lupus activity ⭐️nociplasticity as a useful term for lupus pain, fatigue, brain fog

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Opioid Addiction Treatment Delivered on the Front Lines “Buprenorphine changes the dynamic,” said Godfrey, “It not only prevents overdose for up to 24 hours, but it also eases withdrawal symptoms, giving us a chance to talk about treatment.” medschool.duke.edu/stories/opio...

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Opioid Addiction Treatment Delivered on the Front Lines

Duke Health emergency medicine physicians turn opioid overdose response into path to recovery.

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Huge thanks to Dr. Anne Baker (first author), @drkenweber.bsky.social , and our brilliant biostatistician Morgan Rosser for helping to get this published!

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

New paper from my lab in Nature Scientific Reports! Using #spinal cord MRIs, we show 1st evidence of decreased cervical gray matter volume in opioid-using #Fibromyalgia cohort, but with less GMV relating to less #pain severity & interference. #Duke_CTPM Full paper here (free!) 👉🏼 rdcu.be/eywsK

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Incredible cutting-edge & emerging research on low intensity focused ultrasound #LIFU of the brain's prelimbic cortex by @WendyLynchUVA and of the insula to reduce nicotine/smoking craving by Mary Lee @DeptVetAffairs #CPDD2025 @cpddorg.bsky.social

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Our new paper in Journal of Pain shows similar fibromyalgia pressure pain hypersensitivity among those who take vs do not take opioids. Bonus preliminary finding: Opioids may reduce FM pressure pain sensitivity during the first few hours after a dose is taken. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40472985/

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

New #OpenAccess publication from our lab showing #brain differences in regions involved in #attention during a reward task in individuals with #fibromyalgia , with potential influence of pain duration and opioid use. @dukebrain.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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drkatiemartucci.bsky.social @drkatiemartucci.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Recap of our Pain Neuroimaging Special Interest Group "SIG" meeting at the #USASP2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago: Fun networking and incredible data blitz speakers!

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