National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health’s Post

Listening to or making music affects the brain in ways that may help promote health and manage disease symptoms. NCCIH is supporting studies on music and health as part of the Sound Health initiative, a collaboration between The National Institutes of Health, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.   #Music #MusicTherapy #HealthResearch #IntegrativeHealth  https://go.nih.gov/XTXD3ct  

The term “meditation” refers to a variety of practices that focus on mind and body integration and are used to calm the mind and enhance overall well-being. Mindfulness-based practices may be helpful for anxiety and depression symptoms and for reducing insomnia and improving sleep quality.      #Meditation #Mindfulness #WellBeing #IntegrativeHealth    https://go.nih.gov/kryCe0i  

Massage therapy is used to help manage a health condition or enhance wellness. Massage therapy involves manipulating the soft tissues of the body. There’s evidence that premature babies who are massaged may have improved weight gain. Read more:     #MassageTherapy #HealthAndWellness #IntegrativeHealth      https://bit.ly/3we4uMo 

Tune in virtually this afternoon to hear Dr. Lee of the University of Washington discuss his research on generating multimodal, high-quality, ethically sourced data that will be ready for artificial intelligence/machine learning methods to study salutogenesis in the context of type 2 diabetes.    #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Diabetes #HealthResearch  https://go.nih.gov/2sPJZTu  

Are you a researcher interested in The National Institutes of Health  student loan repayment programs? Read this recent blog post by NCCIH program director, Jennifer N. Baumgartner, PhD, on how NIH may repay up to $100,000 of your qualified student loan debt over 2 years, including most undergraduate, graduate, and medical school loans!     https://lnkd.in/gNFV8xqu     #HealthResearch #NIH 

What kinds of research does NCCIH fund? Learn about it here:    #IntegrativeMedicine #HealthResearch #MindAndBody #NaturalProducts #Pain  https://go.nih.gov/1ctgz01

Science can be fun—especially when NCCIH Director Helene M. Langevin is talking about integrative health with Neil deGrasse Tyson and friends on the StarTalk podcast. Click on this director’s message for links to highlights of their discussion.   https://go.nih.gov/eXTgzFw   #IntegrativeHealth #ComplementaryHealth #Podcast #Science

Put a reminder on next week’s calendar for our Integrative Medicine Research Lecture: Harnessing AI To Explore Health Restoration in Diabetes. On July 29, Dr. Aaron Lee of the University of Washington, a leader in the field of AI and ophthalmology, will discuss a project he’s leading on AI/machine learning methods to study salutogenesis in the context of type 2 diabetes. Learn more here:   #Diabetes #AI #ArtificialIntelligence  https://go.nih.gov/p5Jm8UK  

How can you reduce health effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)? With consumer demand at the forefront of change to stop the use of EDCs in everyday products, more holistic approaches need to be implemented to help reduce the effects EDCs have on human health. This article by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), highlights some actionable steps, along with insight from NCCIH Program Director, Dr.Sekai Chideya and NCCIH Director Dr.Helene M. Langevin, to help people mitigate the effects of EDCs: https://go.nih.gov/Hg47vTK #EndocrineDisruptors #WholePersonHealth