Blog Posts Category
New NOSI Underscores Center’s Continuing Interest in Natural Products Research
August 13, 2020D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
Natural products have historically been an extremely rich source of effective medicines. Even today, about half of all medications owe their existence either directly or indirectly to natural sources.
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NCCIH Natural Products Policy Provides Guidance to Researchers for 15 Years
July 22, 2020D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
NCCIH’s mission includes research on a wide range of natural products, from vitamins and minerals to other single-constituent supplements (such as resveratrol, melatonin, and glucosamine), complex plant extracts, and probiotics.
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NCCIH Support of Natural Products Research Continues: NIH Awards Nearly $27 Million for Natural Product Centers
June 24, 2020D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
NCCIH Support of Natural Products Research Continues: NIH Awards Nearly $27 Million for Natural Product Centers
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New Funding Opportunities for Natural Product Drug Interaction Research: Preapplication Webinars on October 3
September 25, 2019D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH's Dr, Craig Hopp calls attention to two new requests for applications (RFAs) related to natural products research.
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Focusing on Nature for New Sources of Analgesic Compounds
July 1, 2019D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
NCCIH co-sponsored a recent workshop that united two of its research priorities: natural products and pain. Learn more here.
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Workshop Summary Outlines Current Landscape and Future Prospects for Cannabis Research
May 10, 2019David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
NCCIH Deputy Director Dr. David Shurtleff discusses a recent NCCIH-sponsored symposium on cannabinoid research in this blog post.
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Upcoming Technical Assistance Webinars for the Centers for Advancing Research on Botanicals and Other Natural Products (CARBON) Program
February 4, 2019D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
New funding opportunity announcements present opportunities for new research related to botanicals and natural products. Find out more here.
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Research Workshop Will Delve into Search for New Pain Treatments in Natural Products
January 25, 2019Wen Chen, Ph.D.
Two-Day Workshop to Focus on Strengthening Natural Products Research
August 17, 2018D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Craig Hopp addresses an upcoming natural products clinical trials workshop scheduled for September 13-14 at NIH in Bethesda, Md.
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Showcasing Cutting-Edge Research on Natural Products
June 7, 2017D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Craig Hopp discusses NCCIH's focus on natural products research.
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Collaborating to Support Research on a Promising Smoking Cessation Treatment
May 24, 2017David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Dr. David Shurtleff discusses NCCIH's support of research on cytisine, a natural product for smoking cessation.
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Finding Funding for the Building Blocks of Natural Product Clinical Trials
May 4, 2017Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
Find out more about a new series of funding opportunity announcements for investigator-initiated clinical trials, and register for this May 9 webinar: New NCCIH Funding Opportunities for Natural Products Clinical Trials.
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Building a Foundation for Clinical Trials of Natural Products
September 27, 2016Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
Perspectives from Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. on research results, controversies, and funding opportunities in complementary and integrative health.
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New Review Offers Providers and Researchers Evidence-Based Information on Complementary Health Approaches for Pain
September 1, 2016Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, NCCIH's Richard Nahin discusses his research study on complementary health approaches for pain management in the U.S. and presents two videos by Partap Khalsa and Wendy Weber.
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NIH Scientific Summit on Marijuana and Cannabinoids Begins March 22
March 18, 2016David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
This blog post announces the upcoming NIH event: "Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit” to be held March 22-23, 2016.
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Fraser’s Dyer Lecture Explores Probiotics and the Human Gut
January 22, 2016Linda Duffy, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Claire Fraser's NIH lecture on the functional dynamics of the gut microbiome in health and disease is now available online. In her talk, Dr. Fraser focused on the intriguing possibility that the gut microbiota may play an important role in response to vaccines and susceptibility to enteric pathogens.
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Network Pharmacology and Natural Products Webinar
November 16, 2015D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
NCCIH will hold a webinar on network pharmacology and natural products on Wednesday, December 2, 2015.
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Approach Dietary Supplements with Caution
October 16, 2015John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
A recent NEJM study points to safety issues with dietary supplements.
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A Nobel for Natural Product Discoveries
October 7, 2015D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
Natural products researchers receive 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.
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New Center To Provide Leadership on Natural Product-Drug Interactions
September 14, 2015D. Craig Hopp, Ph.D.
Dr. Craig Hopp announces NCCIH's grant for a new Center of Excellence for Natural Product Drug Interaction Research in this blog post.
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Natural Products As Potential Weapons Against Lethal Viruses
September 2, 2015John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
In this blog post. Dr. John Williamson describes intriguing cutting-edge research on the development of anti-HIV drugs from natural products.
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Reduced Mortality Risks and Correlation vs. Causation
July 22, 2015Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
NCCIH Director Dr. Josephine Briggs discusses the difference between correlation and causation, as illustrated by a recent study on chamomile, in this blog post.
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Addressing Big Data Challenges for Life Science
July 7, 2015David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
NCCIH's blog team interviews Dr. Pieter Dorrestein on the use of big data for natural products research.
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