Announcements

Type 2 Diabetes and Dietary Supplements

November 2022 Clinical Digest Overall, there is not enough scientific evidence to show that any dietary supplement can help manage or prevent type 2 diabetes. Some dietary supplements may provide some benefit for some conditions associated withtype 2 diabetes. It is important to note, however, that there are multiple case reports linking dietary supplement use to kidney disease, which is of particular concern because diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure in the United States. Supplement use should be monitored closely in patients who have or are at risk for kidney disease.

New Study Explores How Instructions and Learning Affect Pain Perception and the Brain

Both learning and verbal instructions influence expectations and peoples perception of pain, but responses differ in different regions of the brain, according to a new study by researchers from the National Institutes of Health, published ineLife.The findings of this study, which was conducted by the intramural research programs of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute of Mental Health, may help researchers develop better treatments for pain.

New Study Fails To Replicate Research That Suggested a Novel Activity of Piezo1

Contrary to the findings of a study published 2 years ago, the ion channel Piezo1 does not react to microbial single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) in the gut, according to a new study by investigators from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and The Scripps Research Institute. The new study, which was funded by the Helping to End Addiction Long-termInitiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, was published in the journaleLife.

Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

• Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars
• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards

Highlighted Funding Opportunities

• Research Networks to Promote Multidisciplinary Mechanistic Studies on Music-Based Interventions for Pain or Alzheimers Disease and Alzheimers Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
  RFA-AT-23-008 is a reissued notice (previous expired notice isNOT-AT-23-005). The purpose of this FOA is to support a collection of research networks that promote multidisciplinary mechanistic studies of music-based interventions for pain or Alzheimers disease and Alzheimers disease-related dementias. These activities will help identify unique research gaps that can be addressed through the networks in the form of pilot projects which will in turn generate the preliminary data needed for music and health investigators to compete for more substantial NIH grants.

Diversity Resources

• Request for Information (RFI): Innovative approaches to prevent mental health problems and promote mental wellness in populations that experience health disparities (nih.gov)NOT-OD-23-030
  As part of the NIH ADVANCE: Advancing Prevention Research for Health Equity initiative, this RFI seeks input from a variety of interested parties, including but not limited to healthcare providers/organizations, complementary and integrative health clinical institutions, mental health clinics, mental health advocacy organizations, schools/educational institutions, community- and faith-based organizations, state or local governmental organizations, and researchers, on practical and innovative interventions or programs that contribute to the primary or secondary prevention of mental health problems and promotion of mental health wellness in populations that experience health disparities.Input from community-based service providers and other community-based organizations about promising or successful approaches in their communities is particularly encouraged.

• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Contacts, Submission Dates and Special Instructions) PA-21-071
  Submissions are due January 2, 2023.

Upcoming Events

NCCIH National Advisory Council Meeting

January 20, 2023, 11:40 a.m.-4:15 p.m. ET; Virtual

View the agenda.