Research Spotlights

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Stanley Ahalt, Ph.D., speaking to the camera
Video: Hearing Data Speak
The Power of the HEAL Data Ecosystem
June 21, 2023
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older black woman hugging a younger black woman
Aging While Black: Could Family Support Protect Against Chronic Pain?
Exploring family support as a way to protect and manage chronic pain for older African Americans.
May 25, 2023
Topics: Real-Time Opioid and Pain Management Data
health care provider holding a model of the knee joint
Targeted Research to Improve Joint Pain
The Restoring Joint Health and Function to Reduce Pain (RE-JOIN) Consortium
May 18, 2023
Topics: Restoring Joint Health and Function to Reduce Pain
Richard Schottenfeld
Video: Better Together With the D.C. Dream Center
HEAL-funded researchers work together with D.C. communities hard-hit by the opioid crisis
May 12, 2023
Topics: NIDA CTN
bandaged hand typing on keyboard showing carpal tunnel
Pain Relief for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Treating the brain with non-invasive stimulation
April 26, 2023
Topics: Small Business Programs
Doctor talking to woman patient in a hospital bed
Ketamine to Reduce Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
Can a single dose of ketamine prevent chronic pain and depression after mastectomy?
April 3, 2023
Topics: Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network (ERN)
Microgel spheres containing stem cells for injection into intervertebral discs.
Helping the Body Heal Itself: Injected Stem Cells for Back Pain
HEAL researchers are creating new tools in the toolbox in the quest to help patients with back pain. Learn about "microgels."
March 23, 2023
Topics: Non-addictive Therapies
Screenshots from the SurgeryPal app
Preventing Chronic Post-Surgical Pain in Adolescents
Examining the Role of Pain Coping Skills
February 28, 2023
Topics: Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network (ERN)
Dr. Allan Basbaum
Video: The Patient Perspective on Pain
Dr. Allan Basbaum explains why interacting with pain patients is important for basic scientists.
February 2, 2023
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Deep brain stimulation delivers a mild electrical current through a thin wire to alter brain activity in the brain’s reward center (see red plus sign)
Deep Brain Stimulation for Severe Opioid Addiction
Can resetting brain circuits help people find recovery?
November 15, 2022
Topics: Drug Development
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