NCCAM research support
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine awards Centers of Excellence for Research support to Montana State University for a study on the effects of biologically based CAM therapies on immune system function in infectious and inflammatory diseases and to University of Chicago for research on the anti-tumor effects of American ginseng and notoginseng herbs. NCCAM also awarded CER support to the University of Wisconsin for research on the impact of loving-kindness/compassion and mindful meditations on the brain and body, and to the University of California, San Francisco, for a study on whether meditation, awareness and attentiveness while eating combined with a diet and exercise helps alter hormonal responses to stress and can reduce weight