NICHDevelopments: March 2024

Timing of COVID-19 vaccination drives menstrual cycle changes Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine during the first half of the menstrual cycle is linked to a small, temporary increase in cycle length, suggests a study funded by NIH. Analysis of data from nearly 20,000 people...

NICHD Director’s Corner

Elucidating the Effects of Digital Media on Children Use of technology and digital media is nearly universal among children and adolescents in the United States, and it plays a key role in our nation’s unprecedented youth mental health crisis. Last year, building on...

NICHDevelopments January 2024

News NIH researchers create an atlas detailing early stages of zebrafish development Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have published an atlas of zebrafish development, detailing the gene expression programs that are activated within nearly every cell...

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...

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...

NICHDevelopments: July 2023

News NIH-funded study finds no effects of COVID-19 vaccine on menstrual cycle regularity or pain Premenopausal females who were vaccinated for COVID-19 were no more likely to report irregular menstrual cycles, heavier bleeds, or menstrual pain than a similar group of...