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September Council Meeting To Feature Strategic Plan and Intramural Research
September 3, 2020
Partap 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.
New NOSI Underscores Center’s Continuing Interest in Natural Products Research
August 13, 2020
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.
NCCIH Announces Participation in Diversity Focused Training Program: Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC)
August 4, 2020
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
NCCIH is committed to supporting research training and career development programs and increase the number, quality and diversity of scientists trained to conduct rigorous complementary and integrative health research.
What is a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)?
July 28, 2020
Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
NIH advertises availability of its grant support through funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), of which a NOSI is one type.
NCCIH Natural Products Policy Provides Guidance to Researchers for 15 Years
July 22, 2020
NCCIH’s mission includes research on a wide range of natural products, from vitamins and minerals to other single-constituent supplements (such as resveratrol, melatonin, and glucosamine), complex plant extracts, and probiotics.
Pain Consortium Symposium Features Digital Technologies for Pain Management and Research
July 6, 2020
NCCIH Research Blog Team
The mission of the Consortium is to enhance pain research and promote collaboration among researchers across NIH institutes and centers with a focus on pain.
Probing Interoceptive Processes: Join NCCIH’s Hot Topics Webinar on July 15
July 1, 2020
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
I am excited to invite you to participate in an upcoming webinar, titled Probing Interoceptive Processes: Behavioral, Psychological, and Neurophysiological Levels, organized by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The event is part
New Funding Opportunity for Remotely Delivered Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions
June 26, 2020
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Remotely delivered and mobile health (mHealth) interventions may use mail, email, telephone, mobile apps, video, web-based platforms, wearable devices, and other modern technologies.
NCCIH Support of Natural Products Research Continues: NIH Awards Nearly $27 Million for Natural Product Centers
June 24, 2020
NCCIH Support of Natural Products Research Continues: NIH Awards Nearly $27 Million for Natural Product Centers
New NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Funding Opportunities on SARS-CoV-2
June 11, 2020
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
NIH funding opportunities for SARS-CoV-2 research