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.
New Grants To Study Behavioral Interventions for Opioid Addiction and Recovery
September 20, 2018
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.
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.