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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, researchers with existing longitudinal cohorts and survey samples have been developing and fielding new survey items assessing various COVID-19 specific domains such as symptoms, knowledge and attitudes, adherence t…
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) is seeking broad public input on important new directions for health-related behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR). Today (February 18), OBSSR released a R…
OBSSR has begun a series of visits to intramural researchers, programs, and branches; has participated in the NIH Bench-to-Bedside Program awards since 2009; and is developing a standardized process for intramural programs to request funding supp…
There is a broken pipeline between basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research,” NIH Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research William Riley told the crowd that had gathered for the inaugural NIH Behaviora…
A meeting of multidisciplinary biobehavioral scientists and National Institutes of Health (NIH) program staff was convened by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives…
The benefits of breast milk for the developing immune system are widely incorporated into health messages to encourage breast feeding, but is there more to the story? Could breast milk also contain nutrients or other factors that stimulate lasting ne…
The third panel at the NIH BSSR Festival will be highlighting the adoption of BSSR findings into research and practice. This panel will be moderated by Gila Neta, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Neta is an epidemiologist and prog…
The second panel at the NIH BSSR Festival will be highlighting innovative research infrastructure, methods, and measures in BSSR. The panel will be moderated by Richard Moser, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Moser is the fellowsh…
The morning panel at the BSSR Festival will highlight the synergy of basic and applied behavioral and social sciences. This panel will be moderated by Lisbeth Nielsen, Ph.D., chief of the Individual Behavioral Processes Branch in the Division of Beha…
While continued research on the effects of contamination is clearly needed, there are a few helpful suggestions based on this study that can enhance the planning of future studies. First, the prevalence of child maltreatment varies considerably depen…
