Online Updates to Wall & Melzack’s Textbook of Pain, 5th Edition
  • 2005-2011 Edited by Stephen McMahon, PhD, & Martin Koltzenburg, MD, FRCP. Elsevier Books. Samples upon request.
  • Meditative practices reduce pain experience by decoupling negative emotional aspects. 21 Jul 2011
  • Vibro-tactile stimulation activates functional descending control of nociception in patients with chronic widespread and local pain. 26 May 2011
  • Mindfulness improves outlook for chronic pain. 19 Jan 2011
  • Imaging studies and sham-acupuncture needles reveal brain circuitry for placebo and nocebo effects. 10 Jan 2011
  • Do chronic musculoskeletal pain in Gulf War veterans and fibromyalgia have a common underlying circuitry? 3 Nov 2010
  • P2X and acid-sensing ion channel receptors contribute to peripheral ischemic pain in a rodent model. 21 Sep 2010
  • Neurokinin receptor NK-1 underlies heat hyperalgesia 25 Aug 2010
  • Cannabinoid receptor 2 mediates activation of microglia and neuropathic pain. 18 Aug 2010
  • Repulsive cues help direct regenerating spinal afferent terminals in the dorsal root. 13 Oct 2009
  • A neural and molecular substrate of pain’s affective component. 2 Sep 2009
  • Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 antagonist combats postoperative pain. 26 Aug 2009
  • TRPA1 serves as major cold sensor after all in the viscera. 12 May 2009
  • Nerve growth factor and transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 channel contribute to bone cancer pain. 23 Feb 2009
  • New mouse model of itch. 16 Dec 2008
  • Matrix metalloproteinases contribute to early and late phases of neuropathic pain development. 23 Sep 2008
  • Runx transcription factors key to differentiation of sensory neuron subtypes. 9 Sep 2008
  • Promise fades for oxcarbazepine treatment of diabetic neuropathy. 3 Sep 2008
  • Cold pain sensation and poststroke central pain localized to thalamic nuclei. 26 Aug 2008
  • Lamotrigine ineffective against diabetic neuropathy. 11 Apr 2008
  • Herniated disk: Surgery versus nonoperative treatment. 7 Apr 2008
  • Two calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists provide acute relief from migraine. 24 Mar 2008
  • TRPV1 as a thermoregulator. 6 Mar 2008
  • Origins of spinal microglia in neuropathic pain. 19 Feb 2008
  • Diagnosis: Symptomatic or classic trigeminal neuralgia? 28 Aug 2006
  • Magnetic resonance imaging can identify atrophy associated with trigeminal neuralgia. 31 Jul 2006
  • Brain atrophy. 25 Jul 2006
  • Preterm infants display cortical pain processing. 3 Jul 2006
  • Cannabis treatment for central pain in multiple sclerosis. 30 May 2006
  • Paroxysmal hemicrania features constant activation of neural pain axis. 22 May 2006
  • TRPA1 detects noxious compounds but not sound: Role in cold sensing and mechanical sensing still in question. 8 May 2006
  • Mature chloride extrusion capability dictates GABA’s action. 21 Mar 2006
  • There are no predictors for the treatment response to topical lidocaine patches. 28 Feb 2006
  • L-Cysteine modulates T-type calcium channels. 21 Feb 2006
  • Varicella-zoster virus vaccine reduces the incidence of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. 24 Jan 2006
  • Spinal cord neuron death after peripheral nerve damage? Too soon to tell. 7 Dec 2005
  • Gene expression after noxious stimulation is different in neonates and may last into adulthood. 30 Nov 2005
  • Endocannabinoids mediate stress-induced analgesia. 23 Nov 2005
  • Repetitive trascranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) produces lasting relief from chronic neuropathic pain. 9 Nov 2005
  • Neurosurgery. 25 Oct 2005
  • Nav1.7 and 1.9 channels contribute to nociceptor hyperexcitability in inflammatory conditions. 18 Oct 2005
  • Spinal fusion surgery no better than intensive rehabilitative therapy for chronic low back pain. 11 Oct 2005
  • Acupuncture beliefs affect brain activation. 5 Oct 2005
  • Loss of mucosal nerve fibres in tongue biopsies suggests that burning mouth syndrome is a small-fibre sensory neuropathy. 20 Sep 2005
  • Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor d (Mrgprd)-expressing nociceptors comprise a subclass of non-peptidergic nociceptors innervating the epidermis. 13 Sep 2005
  • Duloxetine for the treatment of painful diabetic polyneuropathy.30 Aug 2005
  • PIP2 emerges as key TRP channel regulator. 30 Aug 2005
  • Cardiovascular adverse events of NSAIDs and coxibs. 30 Aug 2005
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy can prevent acute back pain from becoming chronic. 30 Aug 2005
Neuroscience Quarterly

for the Society for Neuroscience

The Journal of Neuroscience

Published weekly by the Society for Neuroscience. From 2003 – 2007, I wrote “This Week In The Journal,” or TWIJ, for Editor-in-Chief Gary Westbrook, MD. I occasionally fill in for the current author. The feature highlights four articles in four areas: Cellular & Molecular; Development, Plasticity & Repair; Behavioral, Systems & Cognitive; and (added in 2004) Neurobiology of Disease. Here are a few samples of TWIJ, and you can view the complete archive online. (See “A Tribute to the Outgoing Editor-In-Chief,” by David C. VanEssen, past president of the SfN. | Download PDF )

Drug Discovery Today

Elsevier Publishing. I covered biomedical and pharmaceutical research news from 2002 to 2005.

  • Massive variability in a stable binding protein. 2005 Dec; 10(23-24):1580. | Download PDF
  • Endocannabinoids mediate age-old pain suppression. 2005 Sep 15 ;10(18):1209-10. | Download PDF
  • Cell cycle inhibitors key to neoangiogenesis. 2005 Aug 1; 10(15):1015-6. | Download PDF
  • Getting inside the bug: new targets for TB drugs. 2005 May 15; 10(10):679-80. | Download PDF
  • Creatine as a neuroprotector. 2004 Sep 15; 9(18):776. | Download PDF
  • Peptibodies: the new cool technology. 2004 Aug 15; 9(16):683. | Download PDF
  • Glia emerge as pain therapy targets. 2004 Jul 15; 9(14):588. | Download PDF
  • Embracing the rat. 2004 Jun 1; 9(11):468. | Download PDF
  • Ebola glycoprotein: the key to successful gene therapy? 2003 Jul 15; 8(14):609-10. | Download PDF
  • New antibiotics for anthrax? 2003 Apr 15; 8(8):335-6. | Download PDF
  • Nucleus ‘hallowed ground’ no more. 2003 Mar 15; 8(6):238-9. | Download PDF
  • Targeting cell migration. 2003 Jan 1; 8(1):6-7. | Download PDF
  • Pretzel-shaped peptide for autoimmune disease. 2002 Oct 15; 7(20):1023-4. | Download PDF
  • Inhalant induces tolerance against stroke. 2002 Nov 15; 7(22):1112-3. | Download PDF
TARGETS

Elsevier Publishing.

  • One step closer to specific cancer drugs? 2003 June; 2(3):73-4. | Download PDF
  • Tiny protein sets size, speed records. 2002 Dec; 2(1):183-4. | Download PDF
  • Finding anti-anxiety targets in fear mechanisms. 2002 Dec; 1(5):149-151. | Download PDF
Mindfulness Research Monthly

From Sep 2011 to Aug 2012, I wrote the Highlights column for MRM. This free newsletter compiled monthly by David S Black, PhD, MPH, provides complete references to new research pertaining to mindfulness.