NICHD Milestones Podcasts and Audio

NICHD hosts the Milestones Podcast and offers audio clips to explain scientific advances and public health issues related to its research.

• Podcast: Menstruation as a Diagnostic Tool for Women’s Health (12/12/2018)

• Podcast: Rethinking Disability: The Egans and Down Syndrome (10/29/2018)

• Podcast: Boosting Mobility for People with Disabilities (08/07/2018)

• Podcast: Infertility: Men’s Health (07/12/2018)

• Podcast: NICHD launches PregSource to learn more about pregnancy (02/07/2018)

• Podcast: NICHD supports research on pelvic floor disorders (11/27/2017)

• Podcast: NICHD research links air pollution and extreme temperature to stillbirth risk (09/19/2017)

• Podcast: Newborn screening saves lives (09/01/2017)

• Podcast: NICHD's Safe to Sleep Campaign with Dr. Marian Willinger (07/5/2017)

• Podcast: NICHD-funded study explores the toll of pediatric trauma (04/18/2017)

• Home-visit program in child maltreatment cases strengthens parent-child interaction (12/27/2016)

• Research Development—Persistent delinquent behavior linked to early life setbacks (08/23/2016)

• Kids Expecting Aggression from Others Likely to Be Aggressive Themselves (12/10/2015)

• Lithium appears appropriate for children with bipolar disorder (12/8/2015)

• U.S. hospitals miss followup for suspected child abuse (11/17/2015)

• Obese Young Women Less Likely to Use Birth Control (09/17/2015)

• Research Development—Pet care may help adolescents better care for their own type 1 diabetes (07/27/2015)

• Research Development—"Safe to Sleep" expert offers advice on reducing sudden infant death (07/20/2015)

• Research Development—Eating the placenta after birth carries no health benefits, new study finds (06/26/2015)

• Research Development—Could cutting the umbilical cord too soon stress newborns? (05/14/2015)

• Research Development—Income levels affect the structure of a child's brain, NIH-funded study shows (04/23/2015)

• Research Development—Adults physically abused as children not more likely to physically abuse their children (04/21/2015)

• Dr. Rosemary White-Traut describing the H-HOPE study (03/27/2015)

• Research Developments—Early parenting classes improve kids' later behavior (03/17/2015)

• Research Developments—Small investment in children's education yields big results (03/11/2015)

• Research Developments—Link found between childhood obesity and slower thought processes (03/10/2015)

• Research Developments—Sensitive parenting may boost kids' later academic, relationship success (03/10/2015)

• Research Developments—Bilingualism boosts the brain, NIH study finds (02/23/2015)

• Research Developments—El bilingüismo estimula el cerebro, indica un estudio de los NIH (02/23/2015)

• Research Developments—Study Reaffirms Safety of Anti-HIV Drugs During Pregnancy (01/27/2015)

• Research Developments—Estudio reafirma seguridad de medicamentos contra el VIH durante el embarazo (01/27/2015)

• Research Developments—Obese women need higher or continuous dose for oral contraceptive success (01/14/2015)

• Research Developments—Inflammation in womb affects brain, behavior of baby mice (11/07/2014)

• Research Developments—Parents' Response to Baby's Babbling Can Speed Language Development (11/06/2014)

• Research Developments—Pregnancy Lifestyle Influences Gestational Diabetes Risk (10/31/2014)

• Research Developments—Researchers Use Brain Scans to Predict Early Reading Difficulties (10/29/2014)

• Research Developments—World population to keep growing this century, hit 11 billion by 2100 (10/28/2014)

• Research Developments—Integrated approach helps obese women limit weight gain during pregnancy (10/06/2014)

• Research Developments—Las medidas en cucharadas contribuyen a muchos errores de dosificación en los medicamentos para niños (10/06/2014)

• Research Developments—Success rate for vaginal delivery high even after prolonged labor (10/03/2014)

• Research Developments—Spoon Measurements Contribute to Many Child Drug-Dosing Errors (08/29/2014)

• Research Developments—Poor Early Language Skills May Be Linked to Kids' Behavior Problems (08/18/2014)

• Research Developments—Study Could Lead to New Therapies for Epilepsy, Depression (08/04/2014)

• Research Developments—Training Can Improve Learning for Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury (07/30/2014)

• Research Developments—La salud de los inmigrantes mexicanos empeora poco después de entrar a los Estados Unidos (07/23/2014)

• Young adults more likely to attend college (07/11/2014)

• Research Developments—"Cool" Kids More Likely to Have Problems as Young Adults (07/08/2014)

• Research Developments—Bullying Decreases among Middle School and High School Students (06/10/2014)

• Head Start offers boost for kids with least academic stimulation (06/09/2014)

• Research Developments—Estudio de los NIH vincula los niveles altos de colesterol a una fertilidad disminuida (05/20/2014)

• Research Developments—Early childhood education programs linked to improved adult health (05/12/2014)

• Drs. Barber and Meikle: How do pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) impact lifestyle? (05/12/2014)

• Drs. Barber and Meikle: What kind of doctor treats pelvic floor disorders (PFDs)? (05/12/2014)

• Drs. Barber and Meikle: Can doctors treat pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) without surgery? (05/12/2014)

• Drs. Barber and Meikle: Can surgery effectively treat pelvic floor disorders (PFDs)? (05/12/2014)

• Drs. Barber and Meikle: Next steps for Pelvic Floor Disorder (PFD) research? (05/12/2014)

• Drs. Barber and Meikle: How can doctors lower the risk of pelvic floor disorders (PFDs)? (05/12/2014)

• Research Developments—La aspirina no previene la pérdida de embarazo, según un estudio de los NIH (04/21/2014)

• Research Developments—Lactation consultants increase breastfeeding rate (04/14/2014)

• Research Developments—Low birthweight could complicate drug response later in life (04/10/2014)

• Research Developments—Childhood obesity often starts before the age of 5 (03/31/2014)

• Research Developments—Teens who rode with an intoxicated driver more likely to drive impaired themselves (03/18/2014)

• Good home environment protects youth against stress (03/10/2014)

• Stress response varies by race, ethnicity (02/28/2014)

• Researchers discuss increase in percentage of infants who share bed with adult or child (09/30/2013)

• NICHD grantees discover how placenta protects itself from virus infection (08/20/2013)

• Maternal smoking during pregnancy linked to children's behavior problems, NIH funded study shows (07/30/2013)

• NIH grantee develops new technology to recognize words via brain activity patterns (07/26/2013)

• Marc H. Bornstein, Ph.D. and monitoring brain activity upon hearing an infant hunger cry (05/06/2013)

• Marc H. Bornstein, Ph.D. and the research developed from monitoring brain activity upon hearing an infant hunger cry (05/06/2013)

• Federal report shows drops in infant mortality, preterm birth rates (07/13/2012)

• NIH Researchers develop nanoprobe treatment for animal model of cerebral palsy (04/26/2012)

• New genes associated with common childhood identified (04/09/2012)

• NIH study finds women spend longer in labor now than 50 years ago (04/03/2012)

• Annual cost of fibroid tumors in the United States (12/23/2011)

• NICHD scientists identify risk factors for teen driving accidents (10/21/2011)

• Inefficient developing world stoves contribute to 2 million deaths a year (10/13/2011)

• Federal report shows drop in adolescent birth rate (07/08/2011)

• Annual Federal Statistics Compilation Reports Second Straight Decline in Preterm Births (07/09/2010)

• Zeroing In On Preeclampsia (09/06/2006)

• Interview with Duane Alexander on the Report on America's Children, 2006 (07/14/2006)