NICHD

January 20, 2012

Pumping up the pancreas in pregnancy

A strain of mutant mice provide a novel model for studying glucose intolerance and gestational diabetes during pregnancy and suggest that certain molecules may be useful for therapeutic applications.

By Leigh MacMillan

January 5, 2012

Melatonin found to ease sleep woes in children with autism

By Craig Boerner

November 4, 2011

Let there be light and melatonin

Light and the hormone melatonin may play important roles in the developing brain.

By Leigh MacMillan

March 4, 2011

Chasing Foxd3’s role in stem cells

Researchers use genetic manipulations in mice and single-cell analyses to help explain stem cell regulation.

By Leigh MacMillan