News & Updates

NICHD issues Releases and Media Advisories to the news media. Science Updates and Spotlights explain NICHD research findings and public health issues to the general public. An Item of Interest is a short announcement such as an initiative launch or a notable staff change. Director’s Corner posts are monthly updates from the NICHD director.

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Release: Diuretic therapy for extremely preterm infants does not alleviate respiratory problems

Extremely premature infants who received diuretic therapy to help overcome respiratory problems were more likely to require respiratory support, according to an NIH analysis.

Item of Interest: NICHD reports success of data sharing resource, two years after launch

More than two years after its inception, NICHD’s Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) has received 73 data access requests and resulted in 3 published studies.

Spotlight: What to Know About Endometriosis

Understanding endometriosis, causes and treatment, is part of NICHD’s mission. Learn more about signs and symptoms.

Release: Antiviral drug not beneficial for reducing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B when added to existing preventatives, study shows

Microscopy image of hepatitis B virus particles, which are colored orange against a blue background.

An antiviral drug commonly prescribed to treat hepatitis B infection does not significantly reduce mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, according to a clinical trial funded by NIH.

Release: NIH-funded researchers identify risk factors for sleep apnea during pregnancy

Snoring, older age and obesity may increase a pregnant woman’s risk for sleep apnea—or interrupted breathing during sleep—according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Science Update: Restoring gut microbiome may help women with polycystic ovary syndrome, suggests NIH study

Women’s reproductive organs, with uterus and ovaries labeled. One ovary is deformed by cysts and labeled polycystic ovary; the other is normal and labeled healthy ovary.

Hormonal changes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common condition that contributes to infertility, may alter their intestinal microbe populations, according to an NICHD-funded study.

Media Advisory: Induced labor after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce need for C section

Healthy first-time mothers whose labor was induced in the 39th week of pregnancy were less likely to have a cesarean delivery, compared to a similar group who were not electively induced at 39 weeks, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Release: Graduates of early childhood program show greater educational gains as adults

Students who participated in an intensive childhood education program from preschool to third grade were more likely to achieve an academic degree beyond high school, compared to a similar group that received other intervention services as children, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

News Release: NIH Begins Large HIV Treatment Study in Pregnant Women

Scanning electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human H9 T cell

The National Institutes of Health has launched a large international study to compare the safety and efficacy of three antiretroviral treatment regimens for pregnant women living with HIV and the safety of these regimens for their infants.

News Release: Zika infection during pregnancy may disrupt fetal oxygen supply

Zika virus infection appears to affect oxygen delivery to the fetuses of pregnant monkeys, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Science Update: Folic acid, multivitamins before and during pregnancy may reduce autism risk, suggests NIH-funded study

Pregnant woman holding a glass of water in one hand and vitamin pills in the other hand.

Children born to women who took either folic acid or a daily multivitamin before or during pregnancy were less likely to have a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, compared to children whose mothers did not take any prenatal vitamins, according to researchers funded in part by the National Institutes of Health.

Science Update: Maternal genetic material essential for embryo development, NIH-funded study suggests

A molecule containing genetic instructions passed on from the mother to the egg must be present for the fertilized egg to survive and develop into a normal embryo, according to results of an NICHD-funded zebrafish study.

Science Update: NICHD-funded researchers determine optimal blood pressure levels during CPR for infants and children

3-D heart shape on top of cardiograph printout

Infants and children who suffer cardiac arrest while in the hospital have a greater chance of survival if their blood pressure is maintained at a targeted level throughout life-saving CPR treatment.

Spotlight: Selected NICHD Research Advances of 2017

Over the past year, NICHD contributed to numerous scientific advances and key initiatives.

Science Update: Preschool program to boost executive function leads to success in primary grades

A program to teach preschoolers pre-reading, social, and thinking skills appears to have benefits through third grade, particularly in executive functioning—the mental skills that include planning, paying attention, organizing, and remembering details.

News & Updates

Release: Diuretic therapy for extremely preterm infants does not alleviate respiratory problems

Item of Interest: NICHD reports success of data sharing resource, two years after launch

Spotlight: What to Know About Endometriosis

Release: Antiviral drug not beneficial for reducing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B when added to existing preventatives, study shows

Release: NIH-funded researchers identify risk factors for sleep apnea during pregnancy

Science Update: Restoring gut microbiome may help women with polycystic ovary syndrome, suggests NIH study

Media Advisory: Induced labor after 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce need for C section

Release: Graduates of early childhood program show greater educational gains as adults

News Release: NIH Begins Large HIV Treatment Study in Pregnant Women

News Release: Zika infection during pregnancy may disrupt fetal oxygen supply

Science Update: Folic acid, multivitamins before and during pregnancy may reduce autism risk, suggests NIH-funded study

Science Update: Maternal genetic material essential for embryo development, NIH-funded study suggests

Science Update: NICHD-funded researchers determine optimal blood pressure levels during CPR for infants and children

Spotlight: Selected NICHD Research Advances of 2017

Science Update: Preschool program to boost executive function leads to success in primary grades

Podcast: NICHD supports research on pelvic floor disorders

Spotlight: Zika Research after Hurricane Maria

High doses of vitamin D3 may decrease bone loss associated with anti-HIV drug

Probiotics may prevent life-threatening infection in newborns

Children’s visual engagement is heritable and altered in autism

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