New Issue of NCCIH Update: December 9 Lecture, All Health Is Not Created Equal; SBIR to Enhance Mind and Body Approaches

Register for the December Distinguished Lecture, as well as read the newest issue of the Clinical Digest.

Click here to view in browser. Announcements All Health Is Not Created Equal: Where You Live Matters December 9, 2020 from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET; Videocast   Join us on December 9 for this year's Distinguished Lecture Series. Our speaker will be Shannon N. Zenk, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., F.A.A.N., Director of the NIH National Institute of Nursing Research.   Maybe the saying shouldn't be "you are what you eat," but rather "you are where you eat." Social and economic factors, such as where someone lives, have powerful influences on people's health. This association holds true not only for access to healthy food but also for other things such as housing conditions and green space availability. Such factors impact risk of exposure and susceptibility to many diseases and conditions, including COVID-19.   Learn more and register for this event.     SBIR/STTR: Technologies To Monitor or Enhance Mind and Body Approaches November 6, 2020 Merav Sabri, Ph.D.   The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has a continuing interest in projects that develop and/or validate devices or electronic systems to monitor or enhance mind and body interventions. Many scientists and small businesses have asked me about funding mechanisms after funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) PAS-18-120 and PAS-18-121 expired. I'm happy to announce that on October 23, NCCIH reissued two small business-related FOAs in a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI), "Development and/or Validation of Devices or Electronic Systems to Monitor or Enhance Mind and Body Interventions," number NOT-AT-21-001.      Dietary Supplements for Eye Conditions October 2020 Issue of Clinical Digest   Many people turn to dietary supplements to prevent or slow the progression of certain eye diseases, such as cataract, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. There is evidence that a combination of vitamins E and C, beta-carotene, and zinc (known as the AREDS formulation) may reduce the risk of developing advanced AMD.   New Insights Into the Molecules and Neurons Responsible for Sense of Touch Combining two techniques—single cell RNA-sequencing and in vivo functional imaging—has led to new insights into the underlying basis for the complex sense of touch. This research from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research was recently published in Neuron.   Resources for Researchers New Funding Opportunities Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Assay Development and Neurotherapeutic Agent Identification (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Notice of Correction to Specific Areas of Research Interest for PAR-20-168 "Research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)" Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)   In case you missed it... 9th Annual NIH Veterans Day Celebration Virtual Event This event was held on November 10 and was recorded. The program featured NIH research benefitting veterans' health and a veterans spotlight.

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