Announcements
Helene Langevin, M.D., was sworn in as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health on November 26, 2018. Prior to her arrival, she worked at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, jointly based at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Langevin served as director of the Osher Center and professor-in-residence of medicine at Harvard Medical School since 2012. She has also served as a visiting professor of neurological sciences at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington.
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A newly identified pathway involving the spinal cord and two parts of the brainstem plays a key role in behavioral responses to an uncomfortable heat stimulus, according to a study in mice from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health’s Division of Intramural Research. The study was published in a recent issue of the journal Neuron.
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November 26, 2018
Contact with nature—whether outdoors or indoors (e.g., from plants or window views)—is an emerging field of research showing potential to help address some important public-health problems, said Gregory Bratman, Ph.D., in a recent lecture at NIH.
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Data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)* found that U.S. adults’ use of yoga, meditation, and chiropractic increased between 2012 and 2017. And, not only did the use of meditation rise, it more than tripled during this time. Further, the data showed that from 2012 to 2017 the use of yoga and meditation significantly increased among U.S. children (aged 4 to 17 years). The percentage of children using yoga more than doubled and the percentage of children meditating showed an almost tenfold increase.
NIH is in the process of developing a strategic plan to guide NIH nutrition research over the next 10 years. Dr. Francis Collins, the Director of NIH, established the NIH Nutrition Research Task Force (NRTF) in October 2016 to coordinate this process. A wide variety of individuals, including members of the nutrition research community external to NIH and the NIH nutrition scientists from across multiple NIH institutes, centers, and offices, have provided input that have helped to shape this draft.
Resources for Researchers
HEAL Initiative Notices
In case you missed it in the last issue of Update, Notices related to the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative follow:
Upcoming Events
November 29, 2018, 10-11 a.m. ET; Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD.
Remote Viewing Options: NIH Videocast or Facebook Live
December 8, 2018, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET; Livestream/Videocast
December 13, 2018, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET; Building 35A, Room 640, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
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