Director's Corner

Promoting Safe and Healthy Summers

Shining sun, windy beach with palm trees, lifesaving devices on a dock overlooking the water, wheelschair racer.Posted on 08/05/2024

Summer’s long days and warm weather allow for more time spent outdoors, benefiting physical and mental health. But heat also can have harmful health effects, and outdoor recreation carries the risk of injuries. NICHD research seeks to understand the impacts of climate change, prevent drownings, and help ensure safe participation in summer sports.

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Advancing Disability Research Through Community Engagement

A charcoal grey flag bisected diagonally from the top left corner to the lower right corner by five parallel stripes in red, pale gold, pale grey, light blue, and green.Posted on 07/09/2024

Inclusion of people with disabilities across the research enterprise—as leaders and members of the scientific workforce and as clinical research participants—is critical to ensuring that studies reflect the needs and desires of the people they seek to benefit. This Disability Pride Month, Dr. Bianchi discusses how community engagement is advancing Down syndrome research.

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BRAIN at 10: A View from NICHD

Long distance connections in the human brain. Different colors indicate wiring associated with different brain structures.Posted on 06/11/2024

NIH’s BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research by funding innovative projects. Dr. Bianchi shares her perspective on the impact BRAIN has made on NICHD’s mission.

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Prioritizing Women’s Health

Four women sitting at a table talking and laughing.Posted on 05/06/2024

Within NIH, NICHD leads research focused on women’s health “below the belt.” This includes addressing a spectrum of gynecological and reproductive health issues, from endometriosis to pelvic floor disorders.

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Addressing Infertility

Hands holding a dipstick pregnancy test.Posted on 04/08/2024

Infertility affects millions of lives. NICHD supports research to better understand its causes and contributing factors and to improve treatments for both male and female inferility.

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