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NCCIH Notable Research From 2015
January 5, 2016
Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH Director Dr. Josephine Briggs calls attention to some of the eminent research performed by NCCIH grantees in 2015.
NCCIH-Funded Research on Opioids Highlighted in Science and Nature
December 21, 2015
John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. John S. Williamson congratulates NCCIH grantee Dr. Christina Smolke and her colleagues for engineering a yeast strain capable of synthesizing opioids.
Natural Products As Potential Weapons Against Lethal Viruses
September 2, 2015
John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
In this blog post. Dr. John Williamson describes intriguing cutting-edge research on the development of anti-HIV drugs from natural products.
New Analysis Adds to Understanding of Pain in America
August 11, 2015
Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH Director Dr. Josephine Briggs discusses new research findings that 11.2 percent of Americans experience chronic pain and 17.6 percent suffer from severe pain. NCCIH is leading efforts to find nondrug approaches for treating pain and related conditions.
Reduced Mortality Risks and Correlation vs. Causation
July 22, 2015
Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
NCCIH Director Dr. Josephine Briggs discusses the difference between correlation and causation, as illustrated by a recent study on chamomile, in this blog post.