November 2024 News:

• An interview with Mary-Ann and Hance Clark (Toronto) on cannabis and rheumatology. See also their review in Curr Rheumatol Report

Healio, Rob Volansky, 15 Nov 2024, Rheumatologists ‘must acknowledge the real-world need’ to understand medical cannabis use

• News coverage of the PAINtalks event:

La Presse, Mathieu Perreault, 03 Nov 2024, Pour mieux combattre la douleur chronique

• Jeff interviewed on the QPRN podcast “Let’s Talk About Pain”

Let’s Talk About Pain, Simran Dhir, 31 Oct 2024, “Debunking chronic pain myths with an expert!”

 

September 2024 News:

• The Sci Transl Med article from Audrey, Carol, Jeff and Luda’s lab is back in the news.

Pediatric News, Ralph Ellis, 27 Sept 2024, Using anti-inflammatory drugs may prolong back pain

• Nature has a set of 7 news/opinion articles on pain written in plain language which are broadly informative and accessible to almost everyone. Comments from Jeff (3 times, see below links) and Amir are included, as are a number of others not at McGill. They were all published on Sept 25^th, and are available here.

Nature Outlook, Bianca Nogrady, 25 Sept 2024, How pain is misunderstood and ignored in women

Nature Outlook, Elie Dolgin, 25 Sept 2024, How a ‘pain-o-meter’ could improve treatments Nature Outlook, Carolyn Brown, 25 Sept 2024, A drug-free prescription for pain

• Jeff interviewed as part of a story on gender differences in pain.

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The Hill, Annika Neklason, 24 Sept 2024, Pain is “dramatically” different in men and women.

Daily Mail, Nikki Main, 24 Sept 2024, Research settles age-old debate of whether men or women can tolerate pain better

Female First, 25 Sept 2024, Men and women feel pain in contrasting ways

 

• The MT1 receptor/melatonin story from Gabriella’s lab is once again in the news

 

Neuroscience News, Claire Loewen, 23 Sept 2024, Melatonin Receptor is Key to REM Sleep and Memory

Science Daily, 23 Sept 2024, Dream discovery: Melatonin's key role in REM sleep revealed

StudyFinds, Steve Fink, 25 Sept 2024, Scientists unlock brain’s ‘blue spot’ — Revealing secrets of dreams and sleep health

Earth.com, Sanjana Gajbhiye, 25 Sept 2024, Melatonin receptor is a new target for treating sleep disorders

News18.com, Riya Ashok Madayi, 29 Sept 2024, Melatonin-Related Sleep Science Sparks Hope For Treating Sleep Disorders

Techno-Science.net, Adreain, 20 Sept 2024, Melatonin, a key player in REM sleep: a dream discovery!

• The Sci Transl Med paper (from the labs of Audrey, Carol, Jeff and Luda) is once again in the news

​​​​​​​Bottom Line, Derek Burnett, 11 Sept 2024, Finding Knee Pain Relief

August 2024 News:

• Gabriella talks about the role of melatonin in REM sleep from her J. Neurosci paper.

​​​​​​​McGill Health e-News, 14 Aug 2024, Dream discovery: Melatonin's key role in REM sleep revealed

McGill Newsroom, 07 Aug 2024, Dream discovery: Melatonin's key role in REM sleep revealed

July 2024 News:

• Gabriella’s paper in J Neurosci on MT1 receptors discussed here:

Ruetir, 25 July 2024, Research, REM sleep switch discovered and first targeted drug

• Audrey’s NFRF grant studying air pollution and teens in Benin is highlighted in the FMHS’s Health e-News bulletin

McGill Health e-News, Timothy Gouldson, 11 July 2024, Reducing air pollution’s toll on teens with asthma

• A story about a novel drug from Gabriella’s lab for those with neuropathic pain and insomnia. In part, the story covers how the drug has moved forward through various phases thanks to the support of the CQDM, Brain Canada, and Delmar Chemicals. It is now ready to start human clinical trials.

Globe News Wire. Brain Canada, 03 July 2024, McGill, industry, CQDM and Brain Canada collaborate for drug discovery

 

• Jeff discusses pain tolerance and sex differences.

Live Science, Patience Asanga, 05 July 2024, Do women have a higher pain tolerance than men?

June 2024 News:

• Jeff talks about his Nature opinion piece on the importance of male-female comparisons in research.

The College Fix, Daniel Nuccio, 13 June 2024,” Premier scientific journal Nature takes on ‘climate of fear’ surrounding research on sex and gender”

• McGill Health e-News, Marie Moucarry, 06 June 2024, Mark Ware teaches about the Challenge of Pain at the Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine.

April 2024 News:

• Philippe interviewed in the McGill Reporter on his lab’s work on ASICs and in the resulting biotech startup, Neurasic Therapeutics

McGill Reporter, Emilie Hackett, 12 April 2024, Charting a safer course:

Advancements in chronic pain treatment

• Mary-Ann interviewed in a piece on cannabis use in medical treatments

CBC News, Amina Zafar, 06 April 2024, “Medical cannabis hurdles remain in Canada. Here's why”

March 2024 News:

• Two years later, the paper by Parisien et al in Science Translational Medicine is still making the news.

​​​​​​​Bottom Line Inc, Derek Burnett, 20 March 2024, “Is There a Low-Inflammation Diet?”

Epoch Times, Cara Michelle Miller, 07 Mar 2024, “Medicamento antiinflamatorio podría provocar dolor crónico, mientras que la inflamación podría sanar”

February 2024 News:

• Piece in the Reporter on Tim’s being named one of the “Top 10 Research Advances of 2023 by Arthritis Society Canada

McGill Reporter, 20 Feb 2024, “Timothy Wideman honoured by Arthritis Society of Canada”

• A commentary in Neuron on the paper from Steve Prescott’s lab that Alfredo was involved with (see below). Puts it in larger context and might be of interest to some.

Neuron, ER Rogers, SF Lempko, M Capogrosso, 07 Feb 2024, Does high-frequency stimulation of sensory axons break the causal link between pain relief and paresthesia?

January 2024 News:

• The paper from Mathieu’s lab in Frontiers in Pain Research is getting more coverage.

 

Radio France, Remi Brancato, 15 Jan 2023, Nos morceaux de musiques préférés agissent efficacement contre la douleur, selon des chercheurs canadiens

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ebony Williams, 20 Jan 2024, Study: Listening to your favorite song could help relieve pain.

Meadville Tribune, Ebony Williams, 20 Jan 2024, Study: Listening to your favorite song could help relieve pain

 

• The paper in the Eur J Psychotraumatol, in which Tim & Laura are involved, makes the news.

AMEQ, 17 Jan 2024, Les traumas de l'enfance accroissent le risque de douleur chronique à l'âge adulte

Psychology Today, 20 Jan 2024, Ainsley Hawthorn, Childhood Trauma Increases the Long-Term Risk of Chronic Pain

India Education Diary, 09 Jan 2023, Study Reveals Link Between Childhood Trauma And Higher Risk Of Chronic Pain In Adulthood: Understanding The Connection For Improved Health Care

News24Online, 20 Dec 2023, Study Shows Childhood Trauma Increases Risk Of Chronic Pain In Adulthood.

 

EurekAlert! AAAS, 19 Dec 2023, Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood, research to-date highlights.

 

US News, 20 Dec 2023, Childhood Trauma Could Raise Odds for Adult Physical Pain.

 

Pain News, Pat Anson, 20 Dec 2023, Childhood Trauma Raises Risk of Chronic Pain in Adults by 45%.

 

New Atlas, Paul McClure, 21 Dec 2023, Adult chronic pain 45% more likely after childhood trauma, study finds.

 

Health Day, Lori Solomon, 22 Dec 2023, Exposure to Any Adverse Childhood Experience Tied to Later Pain Disorders.

 

RCI – Radio Canada, 20 Dec 2023, Traumatisme dans l’enfance, douleur chronique à l’âge adulte.

 

Forbes, Anuradha Varanasi, 26 Dec 2023, Childhood Trauma Linked To 45% Greater Risk Of Chronic Pain In Adulthood.

 

Futurity, Keila Depape-McGill, 26 Dec 2023, Childhood trauma ups risk of chronic pain later.

 

Nation, Hellen Shikanda, 05 Jan 2024, How trauma will affect your child when they grow up.

• This paper from Drug Safety, involving Mark, and Marc O, has received some press coverage.

Norml, 04 Jan 2024, Analysis: Few Serious Adverse Events Associated With Medical Cannabis Use