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Do Mindfulness Approaches Have the Potential To Prevent Substance Use and Abuse in Youth?
May 4, 2016
Eve Reider, Ph.D.
NCCIH is sponsoring a special workshop at the 2016 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health, “Do Mindfulness Approaches Have the Potential to Prevent Substance Use and Abuse in Youth?"
What Are the Best Ways To Study How Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Work in Humans?
April 28, 2016
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Wen Chen discusses the need for mechanistic research in clinical studies.
NCCIH Priorities and Funding Opportunities for Clinical Research: Designs To Match the Stage of Research—an NCCIH Session at the ICIMH
April 25, 2016
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, Dr. Wendy Weber talks about an upcoming session at the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (ICIMH) that deals with what NCCIH is looking for in clinical research applications.
Moving Promising Tools and Technologies Toward the Marketplace
April 22, 2016
John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. John Williamson of NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research talks about two projects that have received NCCIH funding via SBIR grants.
Selecting the ‘Right’ Comparators for Meditative Movement Interventions
April 18, 2016
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Dr. Lanay Mudd previews a session that will be held at the ICIMH conference in May. The topic is selecting appropriate comparators in studies of meditative movement interventions such as tai chi, qi gong, and yoga.
Join NCCIH at the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health
April 16, 2016
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards previews the sessions that NCCIH will offer at the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in May 2016.
Requesting Comments on NCCIH’s Draft Strategic Plan
March 30, 2016
Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
NCCIH solicits opinions on its 2016-2021 draft Strategic Plan.
NIH Scientific Summit on Marijuana and Cannabinoids Begins March 22
March 18, 2016
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
This blog post announces the upcoming NIH event: "Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit” to be held March 22-23, 2016.
Council Member Discusses Antibiotics-Microbiota-Obesity Connection
March 15, 2016
NCCIH Research Blog Team
At the council’s February 5, 2016, meeting, Dr. Martin Blaser spoke on “Perturbing the Early Life Microbiome and Its Consequences.”