Announcements  Director's Message from Helene M. Langevin, M.D. July 26, 2022 Stress is a part of life for everyone, and when it comes in short bursts, its not necessarily bad. Our natural fight-or-flight response can help us mobilize our resources to meet a challenge. But when stress persists (chronic stress), it can lead to both mental and physical health problems. In fact, longstanding evidence from multiple areas of research demonstrates that chronic stress acts like a toxin, permeating our organs and cells and triggering a negative cascade on our hormones, sleep, muscles, metabolism, immune system, and inflammatory responses. And chronic systemic inflammation is emerging as a key factor underlying more than half of all deaths from chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and nonalcoholic fatty liver. |
Melissa Trevio, Ph.D. July 21, 2022 Rising student loan debtis a commonbarrierfor health professionals starting and sustaining a biomedical or biobehavioral research career. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has created the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs), which will repay up to $100,000 of qualified student loan debt for a 2-year award. The goal of the NIH LRPs is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals in research careers by lessening the burden of student loans. Want to know more?  Debbie Chen July 18, 2022 I am pleased to meet you, our blog readers, through my first post for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Research Blog. My name is Debbie Chen, and Im the new chief grants management officer in the Office of Grants Management (OGM) at NCCIH. OGM is the lead on the administrative aspects of grants, ensuring that the requirements of regulations and policies are met. |
 Practicing yogic breathing may have an effect on an individuals cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamicsthe movement, flow, and circulation of the CSFand on the health of the central nervous system, according to a new study published in the journalScientific Reports.This study, conducted by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, was the first to analyze the impact of deep breathing on CSF dynamics.
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Resources for Researchers Upcoming Events August 7, 2022;West Dover, VT August 22, 2022, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET; Virtual Have you heard that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a newPolicy on Data Management and Sharingthat will impact nearly all NIH grant applicants? During this two-part webinar series, you will learn more about NIHs new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, which goes into effect January 25, 2023. Registration is required. |
