NCCIH blogs about research developments related to complementary health practices. Check in regularly to keep up with the latest findings.
Past Blog Posts
One-Day Chronic Pain Symposium in Boston To Feature Researchers and Patients
July 11, 2018Wen Chen, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr, Wen Chen calls attention to a chronic pain symposium organized by the NCCIH Pain Working Group that precedes the 2018 World Congress on Pain.
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NCCIH Grantees: Using Administrative Supplements To Fund Additional Research on Pain or Opioid Use Disorder
June 29, 2018Yisong Wang, Ph.D.
Think of administrative supplements when you're thinking of how to fund research projects.
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To K or Not To K?
June 27, 2018Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Applying for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award (or K award)? Read this for more information.
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NIH Collaboratory Workshop Discusses Strategies for Future Pragmatic Clinical Trials
June 6, 2018Catherine Meyers, M.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Catherine Meyers discusses a recent workshop on embedded pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs) of therapeutic A vs. B interventions and how they may help bridge the gap between evidence, practice, and policy.
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Job Opening at NCCIH for a Behavioral Science Researcher
May 31, 2018Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, Dr. Wendy Weber, of NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research, welcomes researchers to apply for a career in health science administration.
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June 4th Lecture to Explore Pain Treatment in Military and Veteran Populations
May 30, 2018NCCIH Research Blog Team
Next Steps for Research on Probiotics and Microbial-Host Keystone Organisms
May 7, 2018Linda Duffy, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Could discoveries about probiotics and the microbiome eventually help us to eat healthier, live longer, and even eliminate some chronic diseases?
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Neural Mechanisms of Manual Therapies for Chronic Pain
May 7, 2018Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Merav Sabri, of NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research, discusses the scientific basis for manual therapies and their use in treating chronic pain conditions, and also addresses an NCCIH-sponsored symposium about this at ICIMH on May 11, 2018.
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Targeting and Developing Your Clinical Research Proposal
May 4, 2018Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Apply for an NCCIH grant for research involving human participants? If you're attending the ICIMH meeting, plan to attend this Pre-Congress Workshop: “Honing Your Clinical Research Proposal for NIH and NCCIH Funding Opportunities” (on Tuesday, May 8, at 2 p.m.).
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Symposium To Explore Science of Music, the Brain, and Health
April 30, 2018Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards, Director of the Division of Extramural Research at NCCIH, discusses a new partnership between our Center, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to research the impact of music on health.
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