NCCIH blogs about research developments related to complementary health practices. Check in regularly to keep up with the latest findings.
NCCIH Interest in Research To Prevent and Treat Long COVID
February 12, 2021
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
To advance our understanding of the recovery process, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a Notice of Intent To Publish Research Opportunity Announcements (OTA-21-015) for the Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC) Initiative.
New Research Networks To Explore the Science of Emotional Well-Being
February 1, 2021
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
The National Institutes of Health is funding five new research networks to further research on emotional well-being.
High-Risk, High-Reward Program Seeks Proposals From Exceptionally Creative Scientists
January 29, 2021
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
NCCIH seeks creative and bold investigators to explore the NIH Common Fund program that supports exceptionally creative scientists pursuing highly innovative research
Interoception and Health: New Journal Article and Funding Opportunity
January 22, 2021
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
This blog outlines a new FOA and a new review, “The emerging science of interoception: sensing, integrating, interpreting, and regulating signals within the self,” published in Trends in Neurosciences, which proposes a unified research framework for interoception science.
Strategic Plan and NIH’s Research on Biomedical and Bioengineering Technologies To Be Featured at January 15 Council Meeting
December 23, 2020
Partap 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.
SBIR/STTR: Technologies To Monitor or Enhance Mind and Body Approaches
November 6, 2020
Merav 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.
NIH Partnerships To Explore Music and Health Interventions
November 3, 2020
Emmeline 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.
Music and Health Research: NIH Funds Available To Build Capacity
October 28, 2020
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
Research Funds Available To Build Research Capacity in Music and Health Field
New Funding Opportunity To Investigate the Neural Circuitry of Interoception
October 26, 2020
Wen 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.
Scientific Meeting on Cannabinoids and Terpenes October 23
October 9, 2020
David 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.