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Government Activities
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the world's foremost
medical research centers. Its mission is to uncover new knowledge that
will lead to better health for everyone by
- Conducting research in its own laboratories.
- Supporting the research of nonfederal scientists in universities,
medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the
country and abroad.
- Assisting in the training of research investigators.
- Fostering communication of medical information.
The NIH comprises 27 separate components, mainly institutes and
centers. At any given time, any of the following nine institutes or
centers may be involved in conducting or supporting breastfeeding,
lactation, or human milk research:
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
NIH-funded Research Programs
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP)
CRISP is a searchable database of NIH–funded biomedical research
projects conducted extramurally—at universities, hospitals, and other
research institutions. The CRISP interface allows users to search for
scientific concepts, emerging trends and techniques, or specific projects
and investigators. You may access the database by going directly to http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/.
Intramural Research Scientific Programs
Intramural research refers to those research studies conducted by
NIH staff within NIH facilities (versus extramural that are funded
by NIH, but conducted by the faculty of universities, hospitals, and other
research institutions). To learn more about the NIH Office of Intramural
Research and individual research projects, visit http://www1.od.nih.gov/oir/sourcebook/toc.htm
Whether extramural or intramural, the research described in these two
databases will reveal a wealth of diverse topics. For example, NIDDK has
conducted research on diabetes and genetic approaches to understanding
mammory gland development and function; NCI has studied the development of
mammory tumors, which may reveal a link to a woman's choice to breastfeed;
NIEHS has evaluated haligenated aeromatic components in breast milk as a
result of environmental exposures; and NICHD has conducted a series of
cross-sectional studies to assess indicators of child abuse and neglect by
observing mother-infant feeding interactions worldwide.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NICHD focuses its research on the reproductive, neurobiologic,
developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the
health of children, adults, families, and populations. Consequently, much
of NIH's breastfeeding-related research is administered by NICHD's
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research (DESPR), (http://www.nichd.nih.gov/despr/)
or its Center for Research for Mothers and Children (CRMC), Endocrinology,
Nutrition, and Growth Branch (http://www.nichd.nih.gov/crmc/eng/eng.htm).
Contact information:
Address: Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention
Research
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
6100 Building, Room 7B05
MSC 7510
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7510
Telephone: (301) 496-5064
Web: http://www.nih.gov/icd/
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