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Société de Biologie de Strasbourg 2026 Thesis Awards Ceremony

On April 29, the Société de Biologie de Strasbourg (SBS) held its annual Thesis Awards Ceremony at the Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, located…

Podcast « Peau à peau, antidouleur et antidépresseur » - Pr Pierre Kuhn

À l’occasion du mois de sensibilisation au peau à peau, nous vous partageons aujourd’hui le podcast du Pr Pierre Kuhn, chef de service de médecine et…

Conférence "J’ai mal à mon ver : les planaires pour découvrir de nouveaux antidouleurs ?" - H. Cadiou

Abstract La douleur est une expérience sensorielle et émotionnelle désagréable, liée à une lésion réelle ou potentielle. Elle résulte de…

Addiction Days in Strasbourg: A Successful First Edition

The event brought together outstanding speakers and a rich diversity of perspectives, spanning sociology, clinical research, and preclinical…

Podcast "Recherche et soin unis face à l’addiction aux opioïdes"

Les mécanismes qui conduisent à l’addiction sont pernicieux, car les substances incriminées parviennent à détourner durablement des circuits neuronaux…

Research

Call for participants - EMPAPREM!

Take part in a neuroscience study aiming to evaluate the link between very preterm birth, empathy, and the cognitive and emotional aspects associated…

Congratulation to Dr Angeliki Gkiouzeli for this work published in Br J Pain!

See below the recently published article : a review to synthesise evidence from populations with chronicpain on the relationships among ACEs,…

The French Pain Research Network Symposium successfully held in Strasbourg!

The French Pain Research Network Symposium took place on March 26th & 27th, 2026 in Strasbourg. The event gathered 171 participants, including…

"Pain in the arts" - The opportunity to better understand the burden of these various painful conditions!

As part of the “PIA - Pain in the Arts” course at the European People's University, first-year master's students in “Interdisciplinary Training in…

Call for participants - DoMotiCog!

Take part in neuroscience research on cognitive function & motivation in people suffering from chronic back pain.

10th Neonatal Pain Symposium: From Multi- to Transdisciplinarity

How can we better understand and relieve pain in newborns? What if the answer lay in a multidisciplinary approach?

Translation and Validation of the Pain Resilience Scale in a French Population Suffering From Chronic Pain.

Objective: the study aimed to translate and validate the French version of the Pain Resilience Scale (PRS) that was initially created and validated…

The so many roles of our hormones… Dr. Mélanie Kremer on 36.9° !

Mélanie Kremer, an EURIDOL researcher working in the CNRS group of Dr. Ipek Yalcin, was recently invited to appear on 36.9° to talk about the…

Congratulations to the 2025 EURIDOL doctors in neuroscience !

It is our pleasure to congratulate those who have successfully defended their doctoral theses, marking an important milestone in their scientific…

EURIDOL PhD student rewarded for excellence in research!

EURIDOL celebrates the successes of its students: Clémence Denis was recently recognized for the quality of her scientific work at a congress!

Brixham Foundation Prize Awarded to Ipek Yalcin!

Her work on chronic pain and anxiety-depression disorders earned her the Brixham Foundation Award.

Events

Colloque

Colloque Body Awareness - Strasbourg 18th & 19th November 2026

The research team in sports and social sciences (E3S) from EURIDOL consortium organizes an international and interdisciplinary conference in human and…

18 19 November 2026

9h 18h

The 26th edition of the SFETD congress is coming soon!

Dates: 18 to 20 November 2026 Place: Lille - Grand PalaisCheck the preliminary programme here All information is available on the Congress webs…

18 20 November 2026

9h 17h

Publications

Thermal modulation of tactile perception in young and older adults: Local and remote effects.

Abstract Thermal and tactile sensations interact in shaping how we perceive our environment. These interactions rely on the activity of distinct but…

The neural circuits and signalling pathways of opioid use disorder

Abstract The increasing prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) represents an important global public health crisis, often referred to as the ‘opioid…

Incubation of social deficit during morphine abstinence in male mice using a novel unbiased and automatized method.

Abstract Introduction: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing condition caused by prolonged opioid exposure, which triggers adaptive changes…

Super-potent opioids could be safer-than-expected alternatives to conventional painkillers

Modified nitazenes, opioids 1,000 times stronger than morphine, show remarkably few adverse effects in rodents, renewing the potential of these drugs…

Translation and Validation of the Pain Resilience Scale in a French Population Suffering From Chronic Pain

ABSTRACT Objective: The present study aimed to translate and validate the French version of the Pain Resilience Scale (PRS) that was initially created…

Douleur neuropathique : les limites des prédictions de la pharmacologie cellulaire

La douleur neuropathique, conséquence d’une atteinte du système somatosensoriel, concerne jusqu’à 8 % de la population et demeure difficile à traiter.…

January 2026 – New publication from the EURIDOL team “GPCRs, Pain & Inflammation” led by Mr. Simonin.

Available here!

January 2026 – Three new publications from the EURIDOL team “Opioid System, Nociception & Pain” led by Ms. Massotte.

The “Opioid System, Nociception & Pain” team, led by Dominique Massotte, begins 2026 with three major publications in the field of pain neuroscience: …

New scientific publication by a EURIDOL post-doctoral researcher: Impact of aging on pain tolerance

We are pleased to announce that Julia Devanne (PhD), clinical neuropsychologist and postdoctoral researcher with the Life Adversity and Pain team led…

New contribution from EURIDOL in Le Figaro Santé!

The February–March–April 2026 issue of Le Figaro Santé features a special report on pain. Pierrick Poisbeau, a team leader at EURIDOL - Graduate…

EURIDOL experts featured in the latest edition of Science & Vie!

The special edition of Médecine de Science & Vie (March 2026) features an exceptional report on pain: biological mechanisms, therapeutic innovations…

Publication: Médecine de la douleur

Edited by Pierrick POISBEAU and Meggane MELCHIOR. Physiological and pathological mechanisms of pain and analgesia.

Publication in eLife: a study by an EURIDOL team!

EURIDOL is pleased to announce the publication in the journal eLife of the article entitled “Affinity-guided labeling reveals P2X7 nanoscale membrane…

Identification of bacterial lipopeptides as key players in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

"Objectives Clinical studies revealed that early-life adverse events contribute to the development of IBS in adulthood. The aim of our study was to…

Modulation of GABAergic Synaptic Transmission by NMDA Receptors in the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord

"The dorsal horn (DH) of the spinal cord is an important structure involved in the integration of nociceptive messages. Plastic changes in the…

The Human SCN9AR185H Point Mutation Induces Pain Hypersensitivity and Spontaneous Pain in Mice

"The voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 is encoded by SCN9A gene and plays a critical role in pain sensitivity. Several SCN9A gain-of-function (GOF)…

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