Striving for a Healthy and Safe Return to School

NICHD Director’s Corner September 2024 The beginning of the school year often necessitates schedule changes, especially when sleep is concerned. Bedtimes may drift later during summer because of the longer days and warmer nights. But children need adequate...

Input Needed on NIH Reform

On August 7, the Presidents of PAA and APC sent comments to the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) in response to a document that the Committee recently released, “Reforming the National Institutes of Health...

NICHDevelopments: July 2024

News Umbilical cord milking does not appear to increase risk of neurodevelopmental delay in non-vigorous infants A treatment to move blood from the umbilical cord into the body of newborns who are limp, pale and with minimal breathing does not appear to increase the...

NICHD Director’s Corner June 2024

BRAIN at 10: A View from NICHD Cross-posted from The BRAIN Blog NIH’s BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research by funding innovative projects. Dr. Bianchi shares her voice and perspective on the impact...