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.
Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News: Part 1
July 25, 2018
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Acting NCCIH Director Dr. David Shurtleff discusses NCCIH and NIH plans that focus on the opioid epidemic and problems with which it is often associated: pain; chronic pain; substance misuse and addiction; and mental health problems.
NIH Collaboratory Expands Its Portfolio of Pragmatic Clinical Trials
July 23, 2018
Catherine Meyers, M.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Catherine Meyers discusses new Pragmatic Clinical Trial (PCT) Demonstration Projects that have been funded within the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory.
Pursuing a Research Career? Apply September 1–November 15, 2018 for NIH Student Loan Repayment!
July 18, 2018
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
In this blog post Dr. Lanay Mudd discusses NIH Loan Repayment Programs for researchers.
One-Day Chronic Pain Symposium in Boston To Feature Researchers and Patients
July 11, 2018
Wen 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.
NCCIH Grantees: Using Administrative Supplements To Fund Additional Research on Pain or Opioid Use Disorder
June 29, 2018
Yisong Wang, Ph.D.
Think of administrative supplements when you're thinking of how to fund research projects.
To K or Not To K?
June 27, 2018
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Applying for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award (or K award)? Read this for more information.
NIH Collaboratory Workshop Discusses Strategies for Future Pragmatic Clinical Trials
June 6, 2018
Catherine 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.
Job Opening at NCCIH for a Behavioral Science Researcher
May 31, 2018
Wendy 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.
June 4th Lecture to Explore Pain Treatment in Military and Veteran Populations
May 30, 2018
NCCIH Research Blog Team
Neural Mechanisms of Manual Therapies for Chronic Pain
May 7, 2018
Merav 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.