September is #HealthyAgingMonth! • 🔥 Sept. 16: Fireside chat on health, #longevity, & #aging w/ NIA, USAID, Fogarty at NIH • 💬 Sept. 23: #FallsPrevention Q&A w/ NIA, NIAMS, & ACLgov • 💡 Follow #NIAAgingAdvances for aging innovations More: go.nia.nih.gov/4g1y1Lp

Scans that chart the distribution of fluid in the brains of infants could help predict the later development of #AutismSpectrumDisorder (ASD) & the risk for ASD-related sleep problems, suggests an NICHD-funded study. Learn more at go.nih.gov/OOgeN74. #NICHDimpact

In-hospital, skin-to-skin care shows promise as a low-cost, family-centered intervention to foster neurodevelopment in very preterm infants, suggests a study from an #NICHD-supported team at Weill Cornell Medicine. Learn more: go.nih.gov/kzWppJR. #NICHDimpact

Your thoughts matter! Your feedback is needed for the NICHD Strategic Plan Request for Information! Help address key research goals and opportunities. 📅 Deadline: September 27, 2024 ✍️ Submit your comments: go.nih.gov/43gmzyh #NICHDResearch

Unhealthy coping with social stress may lead to loss-of-control eating. The Yanovski Lab used brain imaging to study the relationship between stress responses and food intake. Learn more at go.nih.gov/uTMaSDr. NIH Intramural #NICHDimpact

“Disability is diversity,” says Dr. Theresa Cruz, NCMRR director. Last year, NIH officially designated people with disabilities as a group that experiences health disparities, opening the door for more equitable research and care. Learn more at bit.ly/4e7Wxcd.

JOB OPENING: #NICHD NIH is seeking a #TenureTrack investigator in the Social & Behavioral Science Branch to study #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth, #HealthBehavior, & #HealthDisparities across the life course: go.nih.gov/oVFeSZE and go.nih.gov/3skdzED. NIH Intramural NIH Human Resources

Children with creatine transporter deficiency, an extremely rare hereditary developmental disorder, have high levels of proteins associated with #AlzheimersDisease. This finding may pave the way for new diagnostic approaches. Learn more at go.nih.gov/gGgeSXY. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

How does a child’s environment affect long-term health? #NICHD’s Epidemiology Branch studied social determinants of health (#SDOH) by assessing the effects of neighborhood quality on children’s development through age 4. go.nih.gov/YurnAlM #NICHDimpact NIH Intramural

The Community Champions for #DisabilityHealth Challenge is seeking #nonprofits addressing #HealthDisparities for people with disabilities. Are you up for the challenge? Apply by 11/1: bit.ly/3AK8DtH NEI @nidcd NIAMS ACLgov

Congrats to the final winners of NIH’s Connecting the Community for #MaternalHealth Challenge, which encouraged #nonprofits to conduct maternal health research to benefit their communities! Learn about the winning research at go.nih.gov/8mke0Ed. #NIH_IMPROVE

NICHD Grantees: Time is running out! ⏰ Apply for a Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research by 09/15. Support a trainee from an underrepresented group to advance their career & enhance #diversity in science. Learn more: go.nih.gov/OWNJh8l. #funding

NICHD conducts and supports a wide range of research activities to learn more about the causes of polycystic ovary syndrome (#PCOS), its risk factors, and its possible treatments. Learn about PCOS research at go.nih.gov/A9yc7Kh. #PCOSAwareness