News The March of Dimes Innovation Fund, a venture fund focused on investing in mission-aligned, early-stage companies, has developed a white paper. [...] It establishes our point of view regarding needs in our focus areas and the types of investments we are seeking. [...] Review the white paper and consider sharing it with those who may have an interest in the Innovation Fund. [...] Jose Villar as the winner of this year’s Agnes Higgins Award in Maternal-Fetal Nutrition, which means it’s time to open the nomination process for the 2025 award. [...] As a subscriber to this brief, you learn about nomination and award dates early, so mark your calendars: we’ll accept nominations for the 2025 Agnes Higgins Award from April 8 to August 9. [...] For more information about the award and application process, visit our portal. [...] So were our Stanford Prematurity Research Center (PRC) and University of California San Francisco scientists, who may have discovered why the drug only works for some women. [...] Podcast The research inding in our latest podcast is a bit of a shocker: not all breast milk is protective against necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Dr. [...] Tim Hand, a March of Dimes researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, reveals that some breast milk antibodies don’t bind (and thus don’t disarm) the bacteria that causes NEC, a life-threatening preterm birth-related condition that affects babies born before 32 weeks. Listen to our latest episode of MODCAST. [...] Publications Targeting phenylalanine assemblies as a prospective disease-modifying therapy for phenylketonuria Lifetime Upward Economic Mobility and US-Born Latina Women’s Preterm Birth Rates Antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth—a cohort study That’s it for March. See you in April. Dr.
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