Channel Title: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Channel Description: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov. <video> The Intersection of Pain and Substance Use Description: Co-led by Jessica Merlin and Joanna Starrels, presentations and discussion centered around the reciprocal model of pain and substance use, in which pain leads to substance use, and in turn, substance use exacerbates pain. Topics of interest at the workshop include: buprenorphine, personalized medicine approaches, polysubstance use, use of cannabis and psychedelics, and populations that are disproportionately affected by both pain and SUD. </video> <video> Congressional Remarks at the Inaugural Seminar for the National Smell and Taste Center, July 9, 2024 Description: Congressional remarks were provided to attendees of the Inaugural Seminar for the National Smell and Taste Center (NSTC) by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. David Trone, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, and U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. For more information about the NSTC, please visit the NSTC webpage on the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/research/labs/national-smell-taste-center </video> <video> NIH News – Week of October 14, 2024 Description: News from the week of October 14: 1. Alzheimer’s disease may damage the brain in two phases. https://bit.ly/3BLsvgy 2. Mpox vaccine is safe and generates a robust antibody response in adolescents. https://bit.ly/3Adjr3o 3. Kidney transplantation between donors and recipients with HIV is safe. https://bit.ly/3BObana 4. NIH and FDA leaders call for innovation in development of smoking cessation treatments. https://bit.ly/48aiENt </video> <video> NIH SciBites: Tiny Parasites Big Problems Description: Each year, millions of people around the world become infected with a tiny worm that can cause massive swelling in their arms and legs. Hailey Johnson, a postbaccalaureate research fellow in the Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, is trying to figure out a way to kill these parasites by targeting the symbiotic bacteria that live inside them. With the help of her research, we may one day have more effective ways to protect people from this disfiguring disease. Click here to learn more about the research being done in Hailey's lab: https://irp.nih.gov/pi/elodie-ghedin The SciBites video shorts are produced by the @IRPatNIH. Check out their YouTube channel and visit their website at https://irp.nih.gov/ to learn more about the NIH IRP. </video> <video> HEAL Pain Research Priorities Workshop: Research Workforce and Training Description: Co-led by Cheryl Stucky and Jennifer Haythornthwaite, presentations and discussion centered around; identifying common barriers to pain research training; successes and growth areas in current pain research training models; and highlighting lessons learned from fields that have developed successful training programs. This workshop prioritized attendee participation in discussions during various breakout room sessions throughout the workshop. </video> <video> Pain Research Priorities Workshop: Optimizing Interventions to Improve Pain Management Description: Co-led by John T. Farrar and Claudia Campbell, presentations and discussion centered around optimizing existing or novel interventions to better suit patient populations; understanding who responds to which treatments; and incorporating the views of individuals with lived experience in development and optimization of interventions. </video> <video> Welcome to the National Institutes of Health Description: The National Institutes of Health is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. This video provides a brief overview of NIH. </video> <video> Applicant Webinar: HEAL Initiative Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery Description: Description: This webinar is for those interested in learning more about the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) RFA-NS-25-023 https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-023.html HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed). This NOFO seeks to support initial translational efforts that will enable an analgesic drug discovery program and advance projects to the point where they meet the entry criteria for the Pain Therapeutics Development Program (RFA-NS-24-019) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-24-019.html or other later-stage translational programs. The program provides funding for assay development and validation, screening to identify initial hits, and characterization of potential therapeutic agents including small molecules, biologics, and natural products. </video> <video> HEAL Pain Research Priorities Workshop: Non-Addictive Pain Therapeutics Development Description: Co-led by John Markman and Ted Price, presentations and discussion will center around the importance of understanding basic mechanisms of nociception and pain; pre-clinical and clinical translational challenges; target identification and small molecule and biologic development; device development and mechanisms; access to therapeutics, quality of life, and medication side effects; and trial study design and population stratification. </video> <video> NIH News – Week of October 28, 2024 Description: News from the week of October 28: 1. NIH-funded scientists uncover clues to precancer and tumor biology. https://bit.ly/4f3mfzu 2. Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans. https://bit.ly/3YoxpaP 3. NIH study demonstrates long-term benefits of weight-loss surgery in young people. https://bit.ly/48sjPYI 4. Adopting pediatric readiness standards in emergency departments could save more than 2,000 lives each year. https://bit.ly/4ebIvpt </video> <video> Developing HEAL Pain Strategic Research Priorities: Biomarkers and Predictors Description: Co-led by Vivianne Tawfik and Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, presentations and discussion will center around: the lived experience of patients with chronic pain and ways in which their often invisible struggle can be objectively evaluated, predicted and treated; perspectives from both pain and non-pain biomarkers researchers; ideas from other fields that have used biomarkers effectively to develop precision medicine; and industry input regarding the development of biomarkers and predictors. </video> <video> NIH News – Week of September 16, 2024 Description: News from the week of September 16: 1. Immunotherapy after surgery helps people with high-risk bladder cancer live cancer-free longer. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/immunotherapy-after-surgery-helps-people-high-risk-bladder-cancer-live-cancer-free-longer 2. Use of metformin in adults with diabetes linked to lower risk of long COVID. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/use-metformin-adults-diabetes-linked-lower-risk-long-covid 3. Two common surgeries equally effective for treating blinding condition of the eyelid. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/two-common-surgeries-equally-effective-treating-blinding-condition-eyelid 4. Bone marrow cancer drug shows success in treatment of rare blood disorder. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/bone-marrow-cancer-drug-shows-success-treatment-rare-blood-disorder </video> <video> Care for Health™ Description: On June 6, 2024, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the launch of the Communities Advancing Research Equity (CARE) for Health™ initiative, a pilot to test the feasibility of a network of research networks that expands research opportunities to the frontlines of clinical care in primary care settings. To achieve this goal, CARE for Health ™ will establish a primary care Research Network Hubs across the United States. This network will facilitate and accelerate research advances for adoption and implementation into everyday clinical care, improving health outcomes and advancing health equity for all. </video> <video> NIH News – Week of September 23, 2024 Description: News from the week of September 23: 1. New cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic. https://bit.ly/47KFJGf 2. Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder. https://bit.ly/3zJs1Xo 3. Scientists discover gene responsible for rare, inherited eye disease. https://bit.ly/3XUKiKJ 4. Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder. https://bit.ly/3XVNkOJ </video> <video> Journey of Smell to the Brain Description: Learn how smells make their way from the source to your brain, why this process is so important in your daily activities, and reasons you may experience changes in your sense of smell. To learn more, visit the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at https://www.nidcd.nih.gov. #Smell #Smelling #Olfaction #Loss of smell #Changes in smell #How humans smell #Olfactory epithelium #Olfactory sensory neurons #Smell disorders Music ID GOS2G2HYF9BBWC2C </video>

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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