High-Risk, High-Reward Program Offers Unique Opportunities
In this blog post, NCCIH’s Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses NIH’s High-Risk, High Rewards Research Awards. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - August 28, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D. Source Type: news
Tips for Small Business Grant Applicants Considering NCCIH
Funding is available at NCCIH through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Learn more here. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - August 14, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Merav Sabri, Ph.D. Source Type: news
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) May Reduce Opioid Cravings and Chronic Pain
Study results suggest mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE) may be a useful nondrug complementary treatment for people with opioid use disorder and chronic pain in methadone maintenance therapy. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - August 9, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Let ’s Say Yes to Diversity That Fuels Rigorous Research
In this NCCIH Director’s Message, Dr. Helene Langevin discusses the approach taken by NIH Director Francis Collins that diverse perspectives are foundational in research. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - August 8, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Understanding NIH Funding of Individual Fellowships for Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers
Confused about funding protocols for predoctoral and postdoctoral research training? Learn more here! (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 18, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D. Source Type: news
Spotlight on Saw Palmetto
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is a small palm tree native to the southeastern United States. Currently, saw palmetto is used as a dietary supplement for urinary symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), as well as for chronic pelvic pain, decreased sex drive, migraine, hair loss, and other conditions.According to a 2017 systematic review of 22 studies, saw palmetto was one of the most frequently used herbal supplement. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 16, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
NCCIH Grantee Dr. Wenjun Zhang Honored With Presidential Early Career Award
NCCIH grantee Wenjun Zhang, Ph.D., from University of California, Berkeley, receives 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 15, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Craig Hopp, Ph.D. Source Type: news
Requesting Input for an Open-Access Repository or Database for Physiological and Anatomical Ontology of Acupoints
In this blog post, NCCIH Director Dr. Helene Langevin addresses the need for consensus on anatomical and physiological data associated with acupoints in acupuncture research. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 8, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Helene Langevin, M.D. Source Type: news
Pain Signals May Travel as Fast as Touch Signals in Human Nerve Cells
Pain signals may travel as speedily as touch signals in human peripheral nerves. This discovery has implications for understanding the mechanisms of human pain. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 5, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
New Job Openings at NCCIH To Support the HEAL Initiative
In this blog post, Dr. Wendy Weber describes two open positions at NCCIH that are part of a trans-NIH effort to accelerate scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 3, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Source Type: news
Researchers Develop Improved Methods of Noninvasive Mind Control of a Robotic Arm
Researchers funded in part by NCCIH have developed improved methods for mind control of a robotic arm that can continuously track and follow a randomly moving target. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 3, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Focusing on Nature for New Sources of Analgesic Compounds
NCCIH co-sponsored a recent workshop that united two of its research priorities: natural products and pain. Learn more here. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - July 1, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Craig Hopp, Ph.D Source Type: news
Changes to SBIR-STTR Programs Are Here
Learn about changes to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - June 28, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Merav Sabri, Ph.D. Source Type: news
Statement on warning for women of childbearing age about possible safety risks of dietary supplements containing vinpocetine
U.S. Food& Drug Administration (FDA) advises pregnant women and women who could become pregnant to avoid taking vinpocetine, a compound in some products marketed as dietary supplements. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - June 4, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
Human Microbiome Project Sheds Light on How Humans and Microbes Interact
Results from three studies published recently in the Nature family of journals examine how humans and microbes interact and how these interactions relate to human health. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - May 29, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCIH Source Type: news
