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NIH has a new Public Access Policy that includes important requirements for NIH-funded scientists. Visit NCCAM's Active Funding Announcements page for more on the following opportunities and others. All applications must be submitted electronically.

PA-08-121: Symptom Interactions in Cancer and Immune Disorders. Sponsors: NCCAM and three other NIH components. This initiative's goals include supporting research to identify and assess biobehavioral interactions among two or more symptoms, in cancer and immune disorders, that are related or occur together; find out more about their underlying mechanisms and pathways; and design and test treatments (including CAM).
PAR-08-062: Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials. Sponsors: NCCAM, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Nursing Research. These awards, part of a wider NIH initiative on Alzheimer's disease prevention, are for pilot clinical trials using new and innovative treatments intended to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms, mild cognitive impairment, and age-related cognitive decline.

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