NICHDevelopments

News NICHD publishes new strategic plan on research goals and strategies for advancing human health NICHD’s new five-year strategic plan reflects new opportunities for scientific discovery, such as advances in computational biology, artificial intelligence, advanced...

NICHDevelopments Director’s Corner

Reflecting on a Productive 2024 From working to develop faster and less-invasive endometriosis diagnostics to improving care for children in U.S. hospital emergency departments, NICHD had a productive 2024. This month, NICHD Director Dr. Diana W. Bianchi reflects on...

NICHDevelopments November

Adopting pediatric readiness standards in emergency departments could save more than 2,000 lives each year Widespread adoption of standards designed to improve care for children in U.S. emergency departments could save an estimated 2,143 lives each year, suggests a...

NICHDevelopments – October 2024

News NIH report recommends strategies for advancing research on necrotizing enterocolitis A report issued by NIH provides 17 recommendations improving the scientific evidence around necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a gastrointestinal disease that is one of the leading...

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...

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...