Analyzing a hair sample may help with the diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome, a rare and potentially fatal disorder in which the body overproduces the stress hormone cortisol, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
A daily low dose of aspirin may help a subgroup
of women who have previously lost a pregnancy to successfully conceive and
carry a pregnancy to term, according to an analysis by researchers at the
National Institutes of Health.
A newborn screening device, developed with funding from NICHD's Small Business Innovation Research program, received de novo clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the detection of lysosomal storage disorders, which injure the brain and nervous system.
Couples in which both partners are obese may take from 55 to 59 percent longer to achieve pregnancy, compared to their non-obese counterparts, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
NICHD participates in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program to support pediatric research and understand the link between pediatric cancers and structural birth defects.
For National Birth Defects Prevention Month, Dr. Catherine Spong calls attention to the ongoing needs of Zika-affected families and for the enhancement and expansion of research efforts to monitor the virus’s effects on childhood into young adulthood.