Focus on Men’s Reproductive Health

Learn how NICHD is exploring contraception, sexually transmitted infections, infertility, and more.

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Science Update: Hormone prevents obesity in offspring of pregnant mice with obesity, according to NIH-funded study

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Spotlight: Women in Science: Dr. Claire Le Pichon and the Importance of Adaptability

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Item of Interest: NICHD recognizes updated safe infant sleep recommendations

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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.

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COVID-19 Information for NIH Applicants & Funding Recipients

Due to the exceptional impact of COVID-19 on the research community, NIH provides updated guidance and information as it becomes available to help keep researchers safe while moving the science forward.

STrategies to enRich Inclusion and achieVe Equity (STRIVE) Initiative

Through STRIVE, NICHD aims to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion in its workforce and scientific endeavors.

Director's Corner

Diana W. Bianchi, M.D.
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Dr. Bianchi’s Latest Blog

May 31, 2022

Visualizing The Placenta, a Critical but Poorly Understood Organ

The placenta supports pregnancy and influences the lifelong health of both mother and child. Yet it is the least understood, and least studied, of all human organs. In a guest post for the NIH Director’s Blog, Dr. Bianchi discusses work from NICHD’s Human Placenta Project to understand how the placenta functions in real time during pregnancy.

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