NCCIH blogs about research developments related to complementary health practices. Check in regularly to keep up with the latest findings.
New Report Reflects NCCIH Research Interest in Emotional Well-being
October 17, 2018
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses an NIH/NCCIH research initiative to advance the study of emotional well-being.
Last Call: Opportunity to Provide Input to NIH for Back Pain Consortium Research Program by October 18, 2018
October 15, 2018
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Given our Center’s longstanding interests in funding rigorous research of complementary and integrative health approaches for pain, we are enthusiastic about a potential new translational research initiative that will address the need for effective and personalized therapies for chronic low back pain – the NIH Back Pai
Interaction with Evidence-based Guidelines a Featured Topic in October 5th Advisory Council Meeting
September 24, 2018
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Partap Khalsa highlights key presentations and concepts to be discussed at the October 5, 2019 meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health.
New Grants To Study Behavioral Interventions for Opioid Addiction and Recovery
September 20, 2018
Robin Elizabeth Boineau, M.D., M.A.
In this blog post, Dr. Robin Boineau discusses six NCCIH-administered awards to study innovative behavioral health approaches to enhance adherence to medications treating opioid use disorder (OUD).
New Research Career Development Funding Opportunity for Complementary and Integrative Health Clinician-Scientists
September 18, 2018
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
In this research blog, Dr. Lanay Mudd discusses career development pathways for clinician-scientists and a new career development funding opportunity in partnership with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).
A Note on NCCIH Activities Related to Music, Health, and Child Development
September 6, 2018
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this research blog, Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses an upcoming FOA that promotes research on music and health.
Institutional Training Programs for Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers
August 20, 2018
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Lanay Mudd discusses institutional training programs supported by NCCIH including T32 programs and one T90/R90 program.
Two-Day Workshop to Focus on Strengthening Natural Products Research
August 17, 2018
D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Craig Hopp addresses an upcoming natural products clinical trials workshop scheduled for September 13-14 at NIH in Bethesda, Md.
Exploring Pediatric Research at the Recent Advisory Council Meeting
August 15, 2018
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, acting NCCIH deputy director Dr. Wendy Weber discusses information shared at a recent NCCIH mini-symposium, “Pediatric Complementary and Integrative Health.”
Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News: Part 2
July 26, 2018
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Acting NCCIH Director Dr. David Shurtleff discusses highlights from the 2018 symposium, “From Science to Society: At the Intersection of Chronic Pain Management and the Opioid Crisis” & invites people to attend a one-day pain symposium co-sponsored by NCCIH on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in advance of the World Congress on Pain.