Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 It is about time- Charlotte > > Nat'l Children's Study > Posted by: " ambry ward " ambryw@... ambryw > Sat Oct 4, 2008 10:57 am (PDT) > http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j3tzlvM-jbnUdv42eaTafTx3F_XAD93J681O0 > Largest study of US children to begin in January > > 23 hours ago > > WASHINGTON (AP) - The largest study of U.S. children ever performed - aiming > to track 100,000 from conception to age 21 - will start recruiting > mothers-to-be in North Carolina and New York in January. > > The ambitious National Children's Study aims to learn how the environment > and other factors affect youngsters' health, especially development of such > conditions as autism, asthma, learning disabilities, diabetes and obesity. > Scientists will examine a range of factors, from the diets of pregnant women > and young children to the effects of chemicals used in plastics. > > Tight budgets from Congress have delayed the project, which in 2004 began > selecting 105 locations where women and their children can participate. > > But on Friday, the National Institutes of Health took a long-awaited step, > announcing that two research centers will start signing up women for the > study's pilot phase in January: The University of North Carolina, Chapel > Hill, recruiting women from Duplin County, N.C., and the Mount Sinai School > of Medicine, recruiting in Queens County, N.Y. > > By spring, enrollment in the remainder of the pilot sites is planned, in > parts of California, Pennsylvania, Utah, South Dakota and Minnesota. > Nationwide enrollment for the full study is set for summer 2010. > > No, scientists won't have to wait until participating babies grow up for > results: Initial data on preterm births could come as early as 2012. > > Friday's announcement came as the NIH expanded its list of research centers > that ultimately will participate. For locations, see > http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov. > What is the National Children's Study? > ------------------------------ > > The National Children's Study will examine the effects of environmental > influences on the health and development of 100,000 children across the > United States, following them from before birth until age 21. The goal of > the Study is to improve the health and well-being of children. > > Watch this > *video<http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/about/overview/Pages/video.aspx> > * and learn more about the Study. > > The Study defines " environment " broadly, taking a number of natural and > man-made environmental, biological, genetic, and psychosocial factors into > account. By studying children through their different phases of growth and > development, researchers will be better able to understand the role these > factors have on health and disease. Findings from the Study will be made > available as the research progresses, making potential benefits known to the > public as soon as possible. > > Ultimately, the National Children's Study will be one of the richest > research efforts geared towards studying children's health and development > and will form the basis of child health guidance, interventions, and policy > for generations to come. For more details on the Study, see the *Study > Overview<http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/about/overview/Pages/default.aspx\ > > *. > The National Children's Study is led by a consortium of federal partners > including: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (including > the *Eunice > Kennedy Shriver* National Institute of Child Health and Human Development > and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, of the National > Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), > and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi all!! Posted by: " jimijayden90 " jimijayden90@... jimijayden90 Mon May 18, 2009 9:17 pm (PDT) My name is Faith & I actually live in New Zealand. I have a son name Jimi Jayden who has been diagnosed as Severe Global developemental delay. He is now 18yrs old. We live in the Far North, of the North Island of New Zealand. I would love to hear from anyone in this group. Cheers Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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