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Release: NIH-funded project seeks to identify children at risk for MIS-C

A pregnant African-American woman is with her healthcare provider, who is speaking and holding a notebook.

Media Advisory: New tool compares rates of severe pregnancy complications across U.S. hospitals

In addition to the previously known channels that enable the two-way flow of proteins and sugars between the malaria parasite and red blood cells, researchers have discovered another set of channels that allows the parasite to draw lipids from the red blood cell to sustain its growth.

Media Advisory: NIH researchers discover new set of channels connecting malaria parasite and blood cells

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NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks with NICHD Director Dr. Diana W. Bianchi for an episode of Dr. Collins’s web series.

NIH Director’s Blog: What We Know About COVID-19’s Effects on Child and Maternal Health

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins recently invited NICHD Director Dr. Diana W. Bianchi to discuss some of the many ways the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting children and pregnant women. Read the transcript from that discussion in Dr. Collins’s latest blog.

Pregnant woman and her healthcare provider, with a focus on the woman’s stomach.

COVID-19 Research and NICHD

NICHD provides highlights of some of our COVID-19 research activities to understand the effects of the virus among the populations central to our mission.

Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round magenta objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab.

COVID-19 Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients

Due to the potential exceptional impact of COVID-19 on the research community, NIH is providing updated guidance and information as it becomes available to help you stay healthy and safe while continuing your research.