An official website of the United States governmentNCCIH blogs about research developments related to complementary health practices. Check in regularly to keep up with the latest findings.
What is a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)?
July 28, 2020
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
NIH advertises availability of its grant support through funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), of which a NOSI is one type.
NCCIH Natural Products Policy Provides Guidance to Researchers for 15 Years
July 22, 2020
D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
NCCIH’s mission includes research on a wide range of natural products, from vitamins and minerals to other single-constituent supplements (such as resveratrol, melatonin, and glucosamine), complex plant extracts, and probiotics.
Pain Consortium Symposium Features Digital Technologies for Pain Management and Research
July 6, 2020
NCCIH Research Blog Team
The mission of the Consortium is to enhance pain research and promote collaboration among researchers across NIH institutes and centers with a focus on pain.
Probing Interoceptive Processes: Join NCCIH’s Hot Topics Webinar on July 15
July 1, 2020
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
I am excited to invite you to participate in an upcoming webinar, titled Probing Interoceptive Processes: Behavioral, Psychological, and Neurophysiological Levels, organized by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The event is part
New Funding Opportunity for Remotely Delivered Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions
June 26, 2020
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Remotely delivered and mobile health (mHealth) interventions may use mail, email, telephone, mobile apps, video, web-based platforms, wearable devices, and other modern technologies.
NCCIH Support of Natural Products Research Continues: NIH Awards Nearly $27 Million for Natural Product Centers
June 24, 2020
D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
NCCIH Support of Natural Products Research Continues: NIH Awards Nearly $27 Million for Natural Product Centers
New NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Funding Opportunities on SARS-CoV-2
June 11, 2020
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
NIH funding opportunities for SARS-CoV-2 research
June 5 Meeting To Feature NCCIH Strategic Planning and COVID-19 Research
May 19, 2020
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
I invite you to hear about the NCCIH strategic planning process for Fiscal Years 2021 to 2026, and our other activities and funding priorities, at the June 5, 2020 meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH).
Making the Case for More Stretching, Less Stressing
May 5, 2020
Helene M. Langevin, M.D.
The science of stretching has long been a focus for me in my research into the role of connective tissue on human health, especially musculoskeletal pain. But stretching has been on my mind more frequently lately for a number of reasons.
Grand Rounds Series To Explore Digital Technologies, Health Records, and Pragmatic Trials
April 29, 2020
Catherine Meyers, M.D.
This year, I am excited to announce that the NIH Collaboratory will instead host a different type of meeting-a Grand Rounds Workshop Series streamed online on four Fridays in May and June 2020