Reflecting on ICIMH

Director's Message from Helene M. Langevin, M.D.

June 24, 2022

The NCCIH team recently had the opportunity to attend theInternational Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health.It was a welcome chance to catch up with many old colleagues and make new connections.

Updates on NCCIHs Interest in Emotional Well-Being Research

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.

June 21, 2022

Emotional well-being is strongly linked with many aspects of health across the lifespan. For example, high levels of emotional well-being are associated with a 20 percent decrease in the risk of death from all causes among healthy people, a 70 percent decrease in the likelihood of starting smoking among high school girls, and a 36 percent decrease in the likelihood of developing mobility problems among older adults.

BRAIN Initiative Research Presented at International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health

ErinBurke Quinlan, Ph.D.

June 17, 2022

I was pleased to organize a panel presentation on the National Institutes of Health (NIH)Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies(BRAIN) Initiativeat the International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (ICIMH) in May.

To kick off the session, I gave an overview of the BRAIN Initiative, a partnership between five Federal agencies including NIH thats revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. New tools and technologies developed through the Initiative are shedding light on the complex links between brain function and behavior.