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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
An integrated systemic approach to chronic primary pain from epigenome to brain: a narrative review - British Journal of Anaesthesia www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S000...
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An integrated systemic approach to chronic primary pain from epigenome to brain: a narrative review
Chronic pain is the most prevalent disease worldwide, leading to substantial disability and enormous societal costs. Breakthrough science led to the recognition by the WHO of chronic pain as a disease...
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Important to have your say in the important decision-making regarding the Billy Bishop airport: tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
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Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Consultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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Krembil Brain Institute 🧠 @kbi-uhn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Carmela Tartaglia and Dr. Gabor Kovacs @kbi-uhn.bsky.social, on their recent feature on CBC, sharing insights and current research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Read more >> bit.ly/3Qy83HC @uhn.ca @uhnresearch.ca @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
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Daniel Buchman @danielbuchman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🌟 This paper was led by Brooke Magel alongside all-star co-authors Iris Coates McCall, Kayle Donner, Rachael Bosma, Emeralda Burke MHE, BSc., CHIM, Jennifer Chandler, Chris Lo, Dwayne Patmore, @javeedsukhera.bsky.social , & @karenddavis.bsky.social 7/9
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Daniel Buchman @danielbuchman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🗣️ New paper from the CAMH Everyday Ethics Lab! 🧠 Do disease-based explanations of chronic pain reduce stigma? This is the question we set out to answer in our new paper in the @thejournalofpain.bsky.social #bioethics #neuroethics #stigma 1/9
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Daniel Buchman @danielbuchman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🔗 www.jpain.org/article/S152... 9/9
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Exploring the effect of disease explanations of chronic pain on stigma
Chronic pain is a subjective experience, and the absence of objective medical evidence can contribute to stigma. Despite being classified as a disease in the ICD-11 and research findings showing brain...
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Rima El-Sayed, PhD @rimaelsayed.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The study that I won a poster award for in the “Pain and sensory disorders” category at last year’s UofT CPIN research day was published this month in EJP!! If you have not read it yet here is the link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
latest from the Davis Lab: journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
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Rima El-Sayed, PhD @rimaelsayed.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It's the best feeling seeing your work presented to others in the field and was a privilege to get to collect neuroimaging and behavioral data from people with chronic pain receiving SCS treatment @karenddavis.bsky.social. Images from Dr. Anuj Bhatia's presentation and my final PhD paper publication
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Latest from the Davis lab led by @rimaelsayed.bsky.social Alpha Oscillations and Conditioned Pain Modulation Is Associated With Treatment Resistance to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain - El‐Sayed 2026 European Journal of Pain - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Alpha Oscillations and Conditioned Pain Modulation Is Associated With Treatment Resistance to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain
Background Neuropathic pain (NP) is a severe form of chronic pain associated with reduced quality of life. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can provide pain relief for some but not all treated, highlig...
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Alpha power distinguishes conditioned pain modulation subgroups. @karenddavis.bsky.social et al. find that associations between peak alpha frequency and inhibitory conditioned pain modulation strengths are sex- and paradigm-dependent in the sgACC #PAIN bit.ly/3Zk0F3q
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research | Nature Neuroscience share.google/3nC26u8WJvpQ...
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Recommendations for the inclusion and study of sex and gender in research - Nature Neuroscience
In this Perspective, the international PAINDIFF Network makes 13 recommendations for studying sex and gender as variables in preclinical, clinical and translational pain research that are applicable a...
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
now out from the Davis lab: journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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University Health Network @uhn.ca · 27/10/2025
💙⚾ Expert tips for Jays fans from Canada’s Hospital! From calm minds to strong hearts, TeamUHN experts share their best advice to help fans stay playoff-ready. Canada’s Hospital is cheering on Canada’s Team. Go Jays Go! 🏥🍁 #WANTITALL
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University Health Network @uhn.ca · 24/10/2025
Canada’s Hospital is ready to cheer on Canada’s Team! 🏥🍁 The Toronto Blue Jays are in the World Series, and TeamUHN is all in! This is a great moment and point of pride for our city, our province, and our country. Go Jays Go!💙⚾ #WANTITALL
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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Huge congrats to @jenstinson.bsky.social from @sickkidsto.bsky.social for receiving the Order of Merit from the Canadian Nurses Association. Very well deserved! www.utoronto.ca/celebrates/j...
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Jennifer Stinson receives Order of Merit from Canadian Nurses Association
Jennifer Stinson, a senior scientist in child health evaluative sciences at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and professor in U of T's Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, has been recogniz...
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Krembil Brain Institute 🧠 @kbi-uhn.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🎙️✨ Congratulations to Dr. @karenddavis.bsky.social, Senior Scientist at UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute, on her recent interview on Pain Exchange, a podcast by the International Association for the Study of Pain! ▶️ Click the link below to listen to the episode! ⬇️ 🔗: linktr.ee/krembil
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
The cover art, painted by the brilliant Kathleen Sluka, shows a stairway symbolizing the many steps toward truly individualized pain research built on understanding the biological processes and factors that shape patient-reported outcomes. #sciart #neuroart bit.ly/4opxhDw
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
We're extremely proud to announce #PAIN's 2025 supplemental issue: Advancing Pain Research and Management for the Next 50 Years. The entire issue is free to read on our website! bit.ly/3IQ6hOq
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
A special thanks to all the authors who contributed to this special issue, the leadership and vision of our Editor-in-Chief @karenddavis.bsky.social and all the scientists and clinicians who are paving the way to a brighter future for pain relief and management! bit.ly/3IQ6hOq
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
October’s #PAIN cover art is from Isler et al.’s new study. They find that spinal microglia become reactive and trigger hypersensitivity in response to combined optogenetic activation of nociceptive and nonnociceptive fibers. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4nssUHO
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Counting the days to @IASPpain’s World Congress on Pain 2026 in Bangkok? Make the wait easier by revisiting #PAIN’s collection of articles from the 2024 plenary speakers and be sure to submit your topical workshop proposals by Wednesday to be considered! bit.ly/3K7OuT6
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Krembil Brain Institute 🧠 @kbi-uhn.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
🤕 Did you know that September is #PainAwarenessMonth? Dr. Karen Davis (@karenddavis.bsky.social), Senior Scientist at UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute, was recently featured in a @washingtonpost.com article looking at “who’s more sensitive to pain, men or women? 🔗: linktr.ee/krembil
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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Who’s more sensitive to pain, men or women? The answer may surprise you.
As we learn more about how pain processing can vary between women and men, it might lead to better treatments.
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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
This #PainAwarenessMonth, we’re celebrating 50 years of #PAIN. Here's a rare glimpse of some recent print issues in EiC @karenddavis.bsky.social's office. Can any of our subscribers beat this collection?
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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
This #PainAwanressMonth, celebrate PAIN’s 50th anniversary with us in recognition of its impact on pain research and management around the world. bit.ly/466vb3W
PAIN Awareness Month 1
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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The 50th anniversary of PAIN essay series highlights the life and work of past Editors-in-Chief—the first three are available for free right now for #PainAwarnessMonth! bit.ly/46mpCiT
PAIN Awareness Month 2
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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Logo Logic: Neuroscience 2025
YouTube video by Society for Neuroscience
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Our latest linking CPM with PAF journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...
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Individual differences in conditioned pain modulation are... : PAIN
we examined the relationship between CPM and peak alpha frequency (PAF) and power in the dynamic pain connectome (DPC). In 68 healthy individuals who underwent resting-state magnetoencephalography and...
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the mysteries of chronic pain - CBS News share.google/NLejLiBtZt96...
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the mysteries of chronic pain
Jane Pauley talks with the author of "It Doesn't Have to Hurt" about the body's defenses against pain; and with Ed Mowery, whose decades-long experience with pain led to a revolutionary surgery and tr...
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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
It would add to a string of recent efforts by U.S. health agencies to change and undermine immunization policy since Secretary Kennedy, a prominent vaccine skeptic, took the helm. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/f...
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FDA may pull authorization of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children under 5, company says
The potential move to rescind authorization of Pfizer's vaccine could leave some kids in the U.S. with no available shots against Covid.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 13/08/2025
A federal judge has ordered the NSF to restore about 300 grants to UCLA that it suspended on 30 July, saying the agency violated a preliminary injunction she issued in June after NSF terminated a different set of grants to researchers across the UC system. scim.ag/4oz2FAh
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Judge tells NSF to reinstate suspended UCLA grants
Ruling comes as government seeks settlement with UCLA on larger set of suspended grants
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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Delighted that the editors of 15 Pain and Anaesthesiology have chosen to endorse and amplify the ENTRUST-PE framework. More info here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/entrus... @iasp.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social @ukrio.bsky.social @coarassessment.bsky.social
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ENTRUST-PE: endorsement by senior editors of 15 Pain and Anaesthesiology Journals
We are beyond delighted that the ENTRUST-PE framework has been endorsed by the Editors in Chief of 15 International Pain and Anaesthesiology journals. Those editors are copublishing, across the journa...
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anesthesiology research journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...
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Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science:... : PAIN
An abstract is unavailable.
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University Health Network @uhn.ca · 30/06/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined TeamUHN at the 2025 Toronto Pride Parade! 🌈 Progress in 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, including in health care, has resulted from decades of work by those who refused to be invisible. We are proud and grateful to walk alongside our staff and patients!
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Proud to work @uhn.ca
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Krembil Brain Institute 🧠 @kbi-uhn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
📰✨Congratulations to Dr. Karen Davis (@karenddavis.bsky.social), Senior Scientist at UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute, for her recent feature in The Pain Issue, a magazine by the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine! 🔗: linktr.ee/krembil
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Science Magazine @science.org · 18/06/2025
The conflict that began last week when Israeli drone and missile attacks destroyed nuclear facilities and killed top officials and weapons scientists in Iran has also devastated a top Israeli science institution, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. scim.ag/44lkDhq
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Iranian missile strike devastates two buildings at Israel’s Weizmann Institute
Hundreds of scientists have lost labs, equipment, and specimens
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
CNN reporter visits hospital struck in Israel www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/w...
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CNN reporter visits hospital struck in Israel | CNN
CNN’s International Diplomatic Editor, Nic Robertson, reports from Beer Sheva, Israel, where a hospital was struck during an Iranian attack. Iran said it was targeting an Israeli intelligence and comm...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 18/06/2025
Breaking news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug lenacapavir as an HIV preventive. The approval comes at a time when global health cuts could stall its rollout. scim.ag/4e9FVSp
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Will long-lasting HIV preventive be a game changer—or a missed opportunity?
FDA’s approval of lenacapavir comes at a time when global health cuts could stall its rollout
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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules
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It’s time to stand up 🦋 @nicolelash72.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/06/2025
Nobel Laureate (and friend of Stand Up for Science!) Dr. Ardem Patapoutian is taking to the streets! We are in this together ✊ #StandUpforScience #NoKings
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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Today, I learned that my history of pain theories paper has hit 1000 citations. This was a genuine labour of love - and I'm so delighted (and grateful) to see that so many people read it, and then cited it! I know 1000 isn't a lot for many on here, but I am very proud of this achievement.
Screenshot of Google Scholar showing that a publication by Moayedi and Davis titled "Theories of pain: from specificity to gate control" was cited 1000 times.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 11/06/2025
Carney’s ‘Canada Strong Pass’ to come into effect on June 20
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Carney’s ‘Canada Strong Pass’ to come into effect on June 20
During the election, the Liberals promised to introduce a pass that would give children free seats on Via Rail when travelling with their parents, as well as free access to
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/06/2025
What does 18,000+ brave signatories look like standing together in massive solidarity with the #NIH heroes of the historic Bethesda Declaration??... Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! - actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na... #StandUpForScience #BethesdaDeclaration #StopTrump
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ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff
Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.
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