NCCIH blogs about research developments related to complementary health practices. Check in regularly to keep up with the latest findings.
Past Blog Posts
Strategic Plan and NIH’s Research on Biomedical and Bioengineering Technologies To Be Featured at January 15 Council Meeting
December 23, 2020Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
On Friday, January 15, 2021, the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH) will hold an online-only meeting.
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SBIR/STTR: Technologies To Monitor or Enhance Mind and Body Approaches
November 6, 2020Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has a continuing interest in projects that develop and/or validate devices or electronic systems to monitor or enhance mind and body interventions.
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NIH Partnerships To Explore Music and Health Interventions
November 3, 2020Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an outpouring of artistic activities, as people seek to understand, cope with, and creatively express their experiences with the pandemic.
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Music and Health Research: NIH Funds Available To Build Capacity
October 28, 2020Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
Research Funds Available To Build Research Capacity in Music and Health Field
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New Funding Opportunity To Investigate the Neural Circuitry of Interoception
October 26, 2020Wen Chen, Ph.D.
Last month, the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, a collaborative framework through which 14 NIH institutes, centers, and offices jointly support neuroscience-related research, announced an exciting funding opportunity (RFA-AT-21-003) for investigating the neural circuitry of interoception.
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Scientific Meeting on Cannabinoids and Terpenes October 23
October 9, 2020David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Recently, Dr. Helene M. Langevin, Director of NCCIH, posted a message about an upcoming, all-virtual event, NCCIH Workshop 2020: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Analgesic Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes. If you are a scientist in the field of natural products, consider attending.
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Planning To Apply for a Small Business Innovation Research Award in January 2021?
September 14, 2020Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
Is it your dream to receive a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant? NIH is launching a competitive 10-week customized coaching program for eligible researchers called the NIH Applicant Assistance Program (AAP).
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Pursuing a Research Career? Apply for NIH Student Loan Repayment September 1–November 20, 2020!
September 11, 2020Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Student loan debt is the most often reported barrier to beginning and sustaining a biomedical research career. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is working to make this transition easier.
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September Council Meeting To Feature Strategic Plan and Intramural Research
September 3, 2020Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
On Friday, September 25, 2020, the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH) will hold its first meeting for Fiscal Year 2021. The meeting will be held virtually.
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New NOSI Underscores Center’s Continuing Interest in Natural Products Research
August 13, 2020D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
Natural products have historically been an extremely rich source of effective medicines. Even today, about half of all medications owe their existence either directly or indirectly to natural sources.
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