The new grants will provide funding for studies involving mindfulness-based stress reduction for people with multiple sclerosis; and clinical research training for naturopathic doctors and Chinese medicine practitioners.
A condition that affects up to 20 percent of Americans and 40 percent of all gastrointestinal patients, according to Dr. Sandberg-Lewis, SIBO is an underlying cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
A growing student interest in research and NCNM’s institutional drive for more evidence-based therapies are key factors in the college’s decision to add three master’s degrees within the School of Research & Graduate Studies.
Upcoming clinical trial brings together NCNM and Legacy Health. Angela Senders, ND ('05), is interviewed for the article: "Eating 80 percent fat? Legacy and College of Natural Medicine will study the diet on Parkinson's patients."
NCNM faculty members Angela Senders, ND ('05), Andrew Erlandsen, ND ('11), and Heather Zwickey, PhD, write about developing the critical skill of interpreting medical research.
The grant will continue NCNM's Research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program (R-CAMP) initiative. This is the second four-year cycle of R-CAMP. NIH funded the first cycle in 2007.