NIH HEAL Semantic Search

The NIH HEAL Initiative® has funded over 1,800 studies to accelerate solutions for the pain and opioid crises, creating vast opportunities for treatment development discoveries. HEAL Semantic Search provides a smart way to uncover concept, study, and variable relationships within the pain and addiction research landscape to spark knowledge discovery and novel research ideas.

Enter a term to search for related concepts and studies
Example terms to search for:

Workflow

Enter a search term

Search for biomedical concepts including diseases, phenotypes, drugs, anatomical entities, and biological processes

Explore results

Filter results and dive into details on related variables, CDEs, studies, and biomedical concepts

Expand your research

Find relevant datasets, discover how concepts and variables are measured, and identify potential collaborators

HEAL Semantic Search In Action

Review the Use Cases section of the HSS Resources page to learn more about how researchers, data managers, and others can use HSS to:

  • Discover related variables, studies, Common Data Elements (CDEs), and biomedical concepts
  • Examine how a concept/variable is defined and measured in different studies
  • Ensure metadata aligns with broader research standards

New To HEAL Semantic Search or Need Help?

  • Read the User Guide
  • Access the Help Portal to submit questions or feedback
  • Visit the HSS Resources page for more information