Past Blog Posts
NIH Funding for Research on Suicide Predictors and Prevention
August 2, 2017Eve Reider, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Eve Reider discusses an NIH FOA that focuses on linking data from health care system records to mortality data to obtain a more accurate understanding of risk factors related to suicide.
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NIH Repays Your Student Loans! Apply September 1 – November 15, 2017
July 13, 2017Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
NIH's Loan Repayment Programs can help some early-stage researchers repay their student loan debt. This blog post explains how NCCIH participates in the programs.
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Showcasing Cutting-Edge Research on Natural Products
June 7, 2017D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Craig Hopp discusses NCCIH's focus on natural products research.
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Tips from NCCIH’s Office of Scientific Review for Responding to the New Clinical Trial Funding Announcements
May 30, 2017Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Martina Schmidt, Chief of the NCCIH Office of Scientific Review, discusses required elements for new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).
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Collaborating to Support Research on a Promising Smoking Cessation Treatment
May 24, 2017David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Dr. David Shurtleff discusses NCCIH's support of research on cytisine, a natural product for smoking cessation.
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A Crescendo of Interest and Research in Music and Health
May 18, 2017Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH Director of Extramural Research Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses NIH/NCCIH funding opportunities in music and art therapies.
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NCCIH Reissues Funding Initiatives for Phased Awards of Mechanistic Studies To Optimize Mind and Body Interventions
May 8, 2017Wen Chen, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Wen Chen discusses two Program Announcements (PARs) that direct research attention toward investigating the mechanisms by which mind and body interventions might work, as well as strategies to optimize these interventions.
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Finding Funding for the Building Blocks of Natural Product Clinical Trials
May 4, 2017Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
Find out more about a new series of funding opportunity announcements for investigator-initiated clinical trials, and register for this May 9 webinar: New NCCIH Funding Opportunities for Natural Products Clinical Trials.
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Uses and Misuses of Pilot Studies
April 20, 2017Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Lanay Mudd discusses the purpose of pilot studies and points to NCCIH's new "Framework for Developing and Testing Mind and Body Interventions."
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Show Me the Money! Finding Funding to Study the Clinical Effects of Mind and Body Interventions
April 19, 2017Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
Perspectives from Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. on research results, controversies, and funding opportunities in complementary and integrative health.
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