Study: New Info on Mechanisms of Touch Sensation & Self-Perception of Body in Space

Study: New Info on Mechanisms of Touch Sensation & Self-Perception of Body in Space

Study Provides New Information on Mechanisms Involved in Touch Sensation and Self-Perception of Body in Space A recent study gives new insights into the mechanisms involved in touch sensation and sheds light on the role proprioception—the brain’s “sixth sense” ability to sense the body’s position, equilibrium, and movement through space―plays on health and survival. The study, funded in part by NCCIH and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, was published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

• Exploratory Clinical Trials and Studies of Natural Products in NCCIH High Priority Research Topics (R61/R33) PAR-16-418
• Exploratory Clinical Trials and Studies of Natural Products in NCCIH High Priority Research Topics (R33) PAR-16-419

The BD2K Guide to the Fundamentals of Data Science

Every Friday from 12 - 1 pm ET (through December 9, 2016)

Working jointly with the BD2K Centers-Coordination Center (BD2KCCC) and the NIH Office of Data Science, the BD2K Training Coordinating Center (TCC) is spearheading this virtual lecture series on the data science underlying modern biomedical research. Beginning in September 2016, the seminar series will consist of regularly scheduled weekly webinar presentations covering the basics of data management, representation, computation, statistical inference, data modeling, and other topics relevant to “big data” biomedicine. The seminar series will provide essential training suitable for individuals at all levels of the biomedical community. All video presentations from the seminar series will be streamed for live viewing, recorded, and posted online for future viewing and reference. Find out who is speaking and how to call-in at: http://www.bigdatau.org/data-science-seminars.  

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Upcoming Events

Screening and Supplementation of Iron-replete Pregnant Women and Young Children: Iron Workshop from Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

September 28, 2016; NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD

International Plant Sterols/Stanols, Health and Disease Conference

September 29-October 1, 2016; Winnipeg, Canada

National Advisory Council Meeting of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 

October 14, 2016; NIH Main Campus (Building 31), Bethesda, MD 

Opioids for Chronic Pain: Evidence, Guidelines, and Policy and Practice Implications

October 17, 2016, 10 a.m.; Videocast or NIH Main Campus (Lipsett Amphitheater), Bethesda, MD

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In case you missed it...

Did you miss the Yoga Chat on Twitter this past Sunday, 9-18? 

If so, you can find a transcript of the chat here.