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​​​NICHD issues News Releases and Media Advisories to the news media. Spotlight and Research Feature articles explain NICHD research findings and public health issues to the general public. An Item of Interest is a short announcement of relevant information, such as a notable staff change.

Item of Interest: NICHD Selects Six Infrastructure Centers to Promote Rehabilitation Research

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development recently selected six centers for its Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource Network.

Spotlight: Selected NICHD Research Advances of 2019

Read about NICHD’s notable research findings and activities from 2019.

Item of Interest: Now Available: NIH Research Plan on Fragile X and Associated Conditions

The Trans-NIH Fragile X Coordinating Committee, led by NICHD, recently published the final NIH Strategic Research Plan on FMR1-Associated Conditions.

Item of Interest: Four NICHD Grantees Honored with PECASE Award

Four NICHD grantees will be honored July 25 in Washington, DC, with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. More than 300 researchers across the country are award recipients, the White House announced July 2.

Item of Interest: Interested in Medical Rehabilitation? NIH Wants to Hear from You

NIH invites comments on its Plan of Rehabilitation Research to help update the plan.

Media Advisory: NICHD chronicles its major research advances of 2018

As 2018 winds down, a new slideshow highlights a selection of initiatives, therapies, and scientific advances supported by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Spotlight: Selected NICHD Research Advances of 2018

In 2018, researchers funded by NICHD made significant progress in advancing the health and well-being of infants, children, teenagers, and adults across the United States and around the world.

Release: NIH to fund national data collection on new mothers with disabilities

Collaboration with CDC aimed at evaluating pregnancy initiatives and outcomes

Release: NIH, DoD to Develop Limb Loss and Preservation Registry

National repository aims to improve rehabilitation and quality of life for people who have lost a limb.

Podcast: Boosting Mobility for People with Disabilities

A computerized skateboard, a self-motorized toy car, and a robotic prosthetic arm are just a few of the research projects supported by NICHD’s National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research. Listen to the latest podcast.

Science Update: Brain stimulation treatment may help children with cerebral palsy recover limb function, NICHD funded study suggests

Using a mild electrical current to either boost or inhibit the brain’s own electrical impulses may one day help rehabilitate its function, according to researchers funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Spotlight: Selected NICHD Research Advances of 2017

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

NIH-funded rehabilitation technologies receive FDA clearance

Devices bolster function and ability for people with disabilities or injuries.

Selected NICHD Research Advances of 2016

NICHD had a very productive year in 2016. Staff responded quickly to Zika virus and led the effort to develop the NIH Research Plan on Rehabilitation. The following snapshots are examples of the many advances made possible by NICHD this year.

Getting to Know the New NICHD Director

NICHD Director Dr. Diana Bianchi shares some thoughts about joining NICHD.

NIH to host scientific workshop on Zika virus and child development

NICHD will host a workshop on September 22-23, 2016 to identify the best approaches for treating and caring for children exposed to Zika virus in the womb. Participants from the United States, Brazil and Puerto Rico, who are experts in obstetrics, maternal and pediatric infectious diseases, child development, rehabilitation and vaccine research, will deliver lectures and lead panel discussions.​

Selected NICHD Research Advances of 2015

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

NIH funds development of robots to improve health, quality of life

As part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), the National Institutes of Health announced that it will fund the development of three innovative co-robots—robots that work cooperatively with people.

NCMRR Research Expands Options for Wounded Veterans and Other Amputees

Recent advances in prosthetic materials, technology, and design have improved choices for injured veterans and many others who have had a limb amputated as a result of a congenital condition, injury, or disease.

Rehabilitation Research at NICHD

Rehabilitation medicine includes efforts to improve function and minimize impairment due to illnesses or injuries. Learn more about NICHD’s rehabilitation research.
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