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Webinar To Assist Applicants for Grants To Study Specific Cannabis Components
February 14, 2019
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Interested in an NCCIH grant opportunity to identify and develop novel strategies -- like cannabinoids -- to treat acute and chronic pain? Read this blog post and learn more here.
Upcoming Technical Assistance Webinars for the Centers for Advancing Research on Botanicals and Other Natural Products (CARBON) Program
February 4, 2019
New funding opportunity announcements present opportunities for new research related to botanicals and natural products. Find out more here.
Research Workshop Will Delve into Search for New Pain Treatments in Natural Products
January 25, 2019
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
NIH Research on Health and Well-being To Be Discussed at February 8th Advisory Council Meeting
January 24, 2019
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Partap Khalsa gives an overview of the upcoming February 8, 2019 meeting of NCCIH's National Advisory Council.
New Funding Available for Basic and Mechanistic Research on Pain and Complementary Approaches: Explore NIH HEAL Opportunities
January 23, 2019
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
Interested in pursuing pain treatment research with grants from the NIH HEAL Initiative? Read more about basic and mechanistic research funding opportunities here.
HEAL Initiative Funding Opportunities for Behavioral Research
January 7, 2019
Dave Clark, Dr.P.H.
In this blog post, NCCIH's Dr. Dave Clark describes several HEAL ((Helping to End Addiction Long-termSM) funding opportunities.
HEAL Initiative Offers New Funding Options for Clinical Trial Research on Pain
December 21, 2018
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
NIH HEAL Initiative funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) to conduct a clinical trial that evaluates pain.
New NIH BACPAC Funding Opportunities for Research on Low-Back Pain
December 18, 2018
Helene M. Langevin, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH director Dr. Helene M. Langevin discusses funding opportunities offered by the NIH’s Back Pain Research Consortium (NIH BACPAC), part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative.
All-Hands-on-Deck: NCCIH Needs You To Respond to the NIH HEAL Initiative
December 10, 2018
Helene M. Langevin, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH director Dr. Helene M. Langevin and deputy director Dr. David Shurtleff discuss the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Initiative and NCCIH's participation in the project.
The Importance of Epidemiology to NCCIH
December 4, 2018
Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, Dr. Richard Nahin, lead epidemiologist at NCCIH, discusses the importance of studying trends in populations and how that relates to complementary and integrative practices, as well as the study of chronic pain.