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Pain Consortium Symposium Features Digital Technologies for Pain Management and Research
July 6, 2020NCCIH Research Blog Team,
The mission of the Consortium is to enhance pain research and promote collaboration among researchers across NIH institutes and centers with a focus on pain.
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Join Us on September 23 for a Straus Lecture on Pain and Full-Day Symposium
September 9, 2019Helene Langevin, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH Director Dr. Helene Langevin spotlights the keynote presentation on pain by Dr. Lorimer Moseley at the upcoming 20th anniversary symposium.
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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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NCCIH Activities at the 2019 American Pain Society (APS) Scientific Meeting
March 18, 2019Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses planned NCCIH activities around the 2019 American Pain Society Scientific Meeting In Milwaukee, WI between April 3 & April 6, 2019.
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Webinar To Assist Applicants for Grants To Study Specific Cannabis Components
February 14, 2019David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Interested in an NCCIH grant opportunity to identify and develop novel strategies -- like cannabinoids -- to treat acute and chronic pain? Read this blog post and learn 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.
New Funding Available for Basic and Mechanistic Research on Pain and Complementary Approaches: Explore NIH HEAL Opportunities
January 23, 2019Wen Chen, Ph.D.
Interested in pursuing pain treatment research with grants from the NIH HEAL Initiative? Read more about basic and mechanistic research funding opportunities here.
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New NIH BACPAC Funding Opportunities for Research on Low-Back Pain
December 18, 2018Helene Langevin, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH director Dr. Helene Langevin discusses funding opportunities offered by the NIH's Back Pain Research Consortium (NIH BACPAC), part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative.
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All-Hands-on-Deck: NCCIH Needs You To Respond to the NIH HEAL Initiative
December 10, 2018Helene Langevin, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH director Dr. Helene Langevin and deputy director Dr. David Shurtleff discuss the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Initiative and NCCIH's participation in the project.
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The Importance of Epidemiology to NCCIH
December 4, 2018Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
In this blog post, Dr. Richard Nahin, lead epidemiologist at NCCIH, discusses the importance of studying trends in populations and how that relates to complementary and integrative practices, as well as the study of chronic pain.
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Last Call: Opportunity to Provide Input to NIH for Back Pain Consortium Research Program by October 18, 2018
October 15, 2018Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
Given our Center’s longstanding interests in funding rigorous research of complementary and integrative health approaches for pain, we are enthusiastic about a potential new translational research initiative that will address the need for effective and personalized therapies for chronic low back pain – the NIH Back Pai
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Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News: Part 2
July 26, 2018David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Acting NCCIH Director Dr. David Shurtleff discusses highlights from the 2018 symposium, “From Science to Society: At the Intersection of Chronic Pain Management and the Opioid Crisis” & invites people to attend a one-day pain symposium co-sponsored by NCCIH on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in advance of the World Congress on Pain.
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Highlighting Recent NCCIH Pain-Research News: Part 1
July 25, 2018David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Acting NCCIH Director Dr. David Shurtleff discusses NCCIH and NIH plans that focus on the opioid epidemic and problems with which it is often associated: pain; chronic pain; substance misuse and addiction; and mental health problems.
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One-Day Chronic Pain Symposium in Boston To Feature Researchers and Patients
July 11, 2018Wen Chen, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr, Wen Chen calls attention to a chronic pain symposium organized by the NCCIH Pain Working Group that precedes the 2018 World Congress on Pain.
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Neural Mechanisms of Manual Therapies for Chronic Pain
May 7, 2018Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Merav Sabri, of NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research, discusses the scientific basis for manual therapies and their use in treating chronic pain conditions, and also addresses an NCCIH-sponsored symposium about this at ICIMH on May 11, 2018.
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Grant Funding Available for Behavioral Interventions for Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder and as an Adjunct to Medication-Assisted Treatment
November 30, 2017Robin Elizabeth Boineau, M.D., M.A.
In this research blog, Drs. Robin Boineau (NCCIH) and Kimberly Johnson (SAMHSA) discuss a new funding initiative to examine the impact of behavioral interventions for opioid addiction within the context of states’ plans for use of Opioid STR grant funds.
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Leaving the Center in Good Hands
November 14, 2017Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Josephine Briggs reviews her time as Director of NCCIH and discusses the Center's focus on pain research.
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Welcoming New Projects and Partners to Address Pain in the Military Population
September 21, 2017Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
I am proud to announce NIH’s newest interagency research initiative on pain management in military service members and veterans.
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Using Clinical Practice Guidelines as a Starting Point to Direct Research Work
March 28, 2017Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
In this blog post. NCCIH Director Dr. Josephine Briggs discusses NCCIH partnerships to research military/veteran health and how clinical practice guidelines affect research.
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New ACP Clinical Practice Guidelines on Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Low-Back Pain
March 2, 2017Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
Perspectives from Josephine P. Briggs, M.D. on research results, controversies, and funding opportunities in complementary and integrative health.
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Partnering on Pain Research: NIH, DoD, and VA Announce Pain Management Collaboratory Funding Initiative
January 4, 2017Eve Reider, Ph.D.
NIH, DoD, VA join forces to explore nonpharmacologic approaches to complement current strategies for pain management.
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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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New Priorities for Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain
June 7, 2016Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Partap Khalsa talks about NCCIH's priorities for pain research, such as managing chronic pain via non-drug means.
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Can Complementary and Integrative Approaches for Pain Management Engage Brain Circuitry of Endogenous Pain Modulation?
May 10, 2016Partap S. Khalsa, D.C., Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Partap Khalsa discusses NCCIH priorities for pain research and highlights promising avenues of investigation.
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NCCIH Research Priorities Highlighted at APS 2016, May 11 to 14
May 10, 2016Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses NCCIH priorities in pain and pain management research, & highlights NCCIH involvement at the 2016 American Pain Society's annual meeting.
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Moving Promising Tools and Technologies Toward the Marketplace
April 22, 2016John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. John Williamson of NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research talks about two projects that have received NCCIH funding via SBIR grants.
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Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain, Bypasses Opioid Receptors
March 16, 2016Wen Chen, Ph.D.
NCCIH-funded Research on Opioids Highlighted in Science and Nature
December 21, 2015John S. Williamson, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. John S. Williamson congratulates NCCIH grantee Dr. Christina Smolke and her colleagues for engineering a yeast strain capable of synthesizing opioids.
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New Brain Initiative Funding Opportunities for Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Research
December 16, 2015Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards, Director of NCCIH's Division of Extramural Research, discusses new funding opportunities that focus on broad potential therapeutic and non-therapeutic uses of non-invasive neuromodulation devices for the central nervous system.
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New Analysis Adds to Understanding of Pain in America
August 11, 2015Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH Director Dr. Josephine Briggs discusses new research findings that 11.2 percent of Americans experience chronic pain and 17.6 percent suffer from severe pain. NCCIH is leading efforts to find nondrug approaches for treating pain and related conditions.
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NCCIH Research Programs to be Featured at the 2015 American Pain Society Meeting
May 8, 2015Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
NCCIH priorities in pain research and cutting-edge pain management research will be presented at the upcoming 2015 American Pain Society (APS) meeting, as Dr. Emmeline Edwards explains in this blog post.
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NCCIH Working Group Recommends Collaborative Pain Research in Military
February 11, 2015Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
In this blog post, NCCIH Director Dr. Josephine Briggs discusses a report from a working group of NCCIH's Advisory Council that recommends large-scale collaborative pain research to benefit military personnel and veterans.
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