Announcements  Director's Message from Helene M. Langevin, M.D. April 29, 2022 The effects of mechanical forces on the human body are of great interest to two groups of professionals: scientists who study neural systems involved in mechanosensation and clinicians who use force-based manipulationssuch as massage therapy, spinal manipulation, or acupunctureto treat health problems. |
 Martina Schmidt, Ph.D. April 27, 2022 In the Office of Scientific Review (OSR) at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), we are often asked whether we have any tips on how to create an application that may be more likely to move through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) review process successfully. We have developed some recommendations over the years. |
 Partap Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D. April 29, 2022 On Friday, May 13, the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH) will hold its third meeting for Fiscal Year 2022. If you are a National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) grantee, potential grant applicant, member of the public, or other stakeholder, we invite you to the Open Session (view theagenda). |
 April 2022 Clinical Digest According to a growing body of research, listening to or making music affects the brain in ways that may help promote health and manage disease symptoms.Performing or listening to music activates a variety of structures in the brain that are involved in thinking, sensation, movement, and emotion. These brain effects may have physical and psychological benefits. |
Resources for Researchers Highlighted Funding Opportunities Upcoming Events May 12, 2022, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET; Virtual The next NIH Pain Consortium webinar in the series on NIH programs and policies in support of pain research is about NIH Data Policy and Data Harmonization. During this session, NIH staff will discuss NIH data sharing policies, including genomic data sharing and the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (NIH HEAL Initiative) data ecosystem, data sharing agreement, and clinical pain common data elements (CDE).The webinars are free, but attendees must register in advance. The link to register can be found here. May 13, 2022, 11:40 a.m.-4:20 p.m.; Virtual View the agenda and details of this meeting.  May 18, 2022, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET; Virtual Speaker:Michelle Y. Martin, Ph.D. Co-Director, Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute Professor, Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine Founding Director, Center for Innovation in Health Equity Research: A Community Cancer Alliance for Transformative Change University of Tennessee Health Science Center With increases in early detection and improved cancer treatments, we can now celebrate that many survivors can lead a full and healthy life after completing treatment. But we also know that the cancer journey can be stressful from diagnosis onward and well into survivorship.A major area of stress is finances, such as stress from increased medical costs and possibly reduced income and work productivity.The impact of financial toxicity on patient well-being is an emerging area of research. |
In case you missed it... View speaker,Christopher R. McCurdy, Ph.D., F.A.A.P.S., present,Can a Controversial Tree Help End the Opioid Crisis? |
