Educational Blogs

How we feel pain

Have you ever wondered what pain is, and how we feel it? Why not watch this video compiled by three of our ESRs, George, Xhoana and Rita to find out the answers to these and more questions.

“Writing in Sciences”-Early Stage Researcher online training

by Joana Lama ESR2

Zerina Kurtovic (ESR5) shares her work with students from Stockholm’s Blackebergs Gymnasium

The importance of communicating science: the story of Prof. Richter (UKJ) and Bad Kösen High School By Fátima Gimeno-Ferrer (ESR 8, UKJ)

How to teach Science to teenage students by Fátima Gimeno-Ferrer

Research Blogs

Neuroinflammation and pain in Alzheimer’s disease by George Sideris Lampretsas (ESR 1)

Pain and neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease

by Joana Lama (ESR 2)

Imaging the brain in chronic pain

by Silvia Fanton (ESR 3)

Autoantibodies – a novel contributor to chronic pain in fibromyalgia?

by Joana Menezes (ESR 4)

Exploring novel macrophage-associated mechanisms in autoantibodies- induced pain

by Zerina Kurtovic (ESR 5)

Neuroinflammation and pain in a mouse model for Fabry disease

by Jeiny Luna Choconta (ESR 6)

Mechanisms of spinal neuroinflammation and hyperexcitability in models of joint inflammation

by Anutosh Roy (ESR 7)

Impact of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration on brain and spinal cord homeostasis: relevance to nociception

by Fátima Gimeno-Ferrer (ESR 8)

Schwann cells: The helpers of our feelings

by Patricia García-Fernández (ERS 9)

Assessment of medical marijuana bioactive substances in a mouse model of neuropathic pain

by Cristiana Dumbraveanu (ESR 10)

Pain in Alzheimer’s Disease: where do we stand?

by Rita Silva (ESR 11)

Secondment Reviews

Fátima Gimeno-Ferrer (ESR 8) reviews her Secondment in the Alps February 2020 at Medizinische Universität Innsbruck.

Silvia Fanton reviews her one-month secondment to MABTECH in Stockholm working with Dr Steffan Paulie, Chief Executive.

Read the Review

Short Research Monologues and interviews

Chronic Pain in Musculoskeletal disorders like Osteoarthritis

Hans-Georg Schaible, Director of the Institute of Physiology from the University of Jena describes the impact of chronic pain on people living with musculoskeletal disorders and the prospects for better treating this.

How Pain Impacts on People with Alzheimer’s Disease

Susan Duty interviews Clive Ballard to hear about the difficulties in diagnosing and managing pain in people with Alzheimer’s disease and how the TOBeATPAIN network programme hopes to positively impact upon this.

Pain in Parkinson’s disease

Susan Duty interviews Ray Chaudhuri to find out how pain is of relevance in Parkinson’s disease which is classically known for its effects on people’s ability to move

Pain Research Forum Podcast on Pain in Parkinson’s disease

Prof K Ray Chaudhuri and Yazead Buhidma, PhD student with Professors Duty and Malcangio, are interviewed by Jayden O’Brien, PhD student at the University of Sydney.

Exploring Fibromyalgia

Susan Duty interviews Eva Kosek to discover more about the condition known as fibromyalgia and to hear about the fascinating plans for Eva and colleagues’ work being undertaken as part of the TOBeATPAIN project.