Announcements  Emrin Horgusluoglu, Ph.D.
December 11, 2024 As coordinator for the small business research programs at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), I recently had the chance to participate in an informative webinar on Small Business Opportunities for Innovative Women's Health Research. In this blog post, I want to share key points from the webinar and highlight some notices of funding opportunity (NOFOs) that might be a good fit for your small business's interests. |  Adding a mindfulness-based intervention to a standard treatment for opioid use disorder does not appear to alter substance use but does lead to positive changes in other areas that can help improve the standard treatment, according to a new study published in Mindfulness. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and partially funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health through the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative (NIH HEAL Initiative®). | Resources for Researchers Diversity Resources Upcoming Events December 16-17, 2024; Virtual The Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative®, is convening a virtual scientific workshop focused on the intersection between sleep/circadian rhythms and chronic pain conditions. The overall goal of the workshop is to identify opportunities to integrate advances in sleep and circadian science with priorities in pain biology, prevention, and therapeutics. The workshop will facilitate discussion on the state of the science in sleep and pain research and provide important information for National Institutes of Health (NIH) program and strategic planning. Interested researchers are encouraged to view the meeting online via NIH VideoCast. Sleep deficiency (e.g., short sleep duration, irregular timing, poor sleep quality) and sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia, sleep apnea, shift work sleep disorder) are frequently comorbid in individuals with acute and chronic pain conditions (e.g., osteoarthritis, neuropathy, cancer, sickle cell disease, temporomandibular disorders, fibromyalgia). The workshop is being coordinated by the following components of NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Registration is required.  February 12-13, 2024;Virtual or Masur Auditorium, Building 10, NIH Campus The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and other National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers have noted increased grant applications proposing to adapt evidence-based interventions to increase fit for different populations, settings, and health conditions. In particular, the NCCIH portfolio of research grants that propose to adapt approaches with physical and/or psychological therapeutic inputs (often called mind and body interventions) has increased significantly. Yet, widespread debate exists on the benefits, unintended consequences, and timing of adapting interventions. The purpose of this 2-day workshop is to lay the groundwork on complex issues such as why adaptations of mind and body interventions are needed, when they should be made during the pipeline of research, and how to conduct adaptations rigorously. The goals of the workshop are to 1) understand the range of perspectives on why, when, and how mind and body interventions should be adapted to improve fit for specific contexts and 2) inform priorities of NCCIH and other components of NIH about why, when, and how research that involves adaptations of evidence-based interventions can be impactful for improving health and well-being. Although the workshop will focus on mind and body interventions, it will feature the perspectives of diverse fields. Register and view the draft agenda. | In case you missed it... Lauren Atlas, Ph.D., Chief, Affective Neuroscience and Pain Lab, NCCIH Division of Intramural Research presented this talk on December 6, 2024. You can now watch the archive. |
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