NIH OBSSR Connector Monthly Newsletter: October 2023

Director’s Voice Blog NIH Awards Additional Research and Training Grants to Support Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Science. Firearms deaths constitute an urgent and significant public health crisis. The overall death rate by firearms was up 21 percent...

NICHDevelopments: October 2023

News Digital autism screening tool shows promise A tablet-based screening application for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may improve early detection, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Early detection is critical for access to early...

NIH OBSSR Connector Monthly Newsletter: September 2023

Features Director’s Voice Blog Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Spotlights News and Events Recently Published Funding Opportunities BSSR Accomplishments BSSR Clinical Trials Resources Social and Behavioral Good Clinical Practice eCourse September 20, 2023...

Updated resources and funding for global aging research

As a driving force for global aging research, NIA funds a broad range of scientific projects and works to share relevant data and findings with researchers in the United States and worldwide. To assist in this goal, the NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research...

NICHDevelopments: September 2023

NIH establishes Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence The National Institutes of Health has awarded $24 million in first-year funding to establish Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence. Part of NIH’s Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy...

Ad Hoc Group Round Up

News Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on NIH Nomination in October In a Sept. 8 statement, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Bernie Sanders (I.-Vt.) indicated that the committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the...