miércoles, 11 de noviembre de 2015

Wellness-Related Use of Natural Products, Yoga, and Spinal Manipulation

Wellness-Related Use of Natural Products, Yoga, and Spinal Manipulation

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Message from the Director - Wellness Versus Treatment: The Reasons Why People Choose Complementary Health Approaches

We know from our research that more than one-third of American adults use some form of complementary health approach. But until now, we haven’t had a full picture of the reasons so many people choose these health approaches. The new findings give us more insight into why people use three specific complementary health approaches—dietary supplements (other than vitamins and minerals), yoga, and spinal manipulation. Read more.

Learn more about the survey and view graphics and statistics, a research spotlight and apress release (all at https://nccih.nih.gov).

Interacting With Your Scientific Review Officer

Scientific Review Officers (SROs) are scientists, most are former faculty members and NIH grantees, who manage the first level of peer review, commonly known as the study section. SROs are the people who take the first thorough look at your application, determine the expertise required for the review, recruit the external scientists to match that expertise, manage the study section meeting where the applications are discussed and scored, and prepare the summary statement for your application.

Read more of Dr. Dale Birkle Dreer's blog post.

October 2015 Clinical Digest Issue: Depression and Complementary Health Approaches

Many individuals with depression turn to complementary health approaches as an adjunct to or in place of conventional treatment. Although these approaches are commonly used and readily available in the marketplace, many of these treatments have not been rigorously studied for depression. Read more at https://nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/depression.

Resources for Researchers

Webinar: Network of Pharmacology and Natural Products

The purpose of the webinar is to discuss a path forward on researching how natural products impact cellular and biological networks. This webinar will feature several experts in this field who will present relevant research and guide us through discussions on the best way to apply the tools and techniques of network pharmacology to the study of natural products. Read more and register.