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Expanding Access for Rural, Highly Mobile, and Military-Connected Families

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MIDB Researchers Awarded $3.3M NIH Grant to Study Link Between Iron Deficiency, Thyroid Hormone, and Brain Development

The interdisciplinary project leverages MIDB’s collaborative environment, bringing together experts from across the University.
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MIDB Researchers Awarded 5-year, $3.3 Million NIH Grant for First-of-its-kind Study of Infants Born With CMV

Congenital CMV is a virus passed to infants in the womb and occurs in about 1 in 200 infants.
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Local Artist seangarrison Partners With MIDB to Inspire Youth to Express Their Authentic Selves

Four years ago, an unplanned encounter in a Minneapolis park sparked a collaboration that has since inspired countless young people.
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New MIDB Study Offers First Look at Early Development in Children With ACC

This groundbreaking research is led by Lauren Haisley, PhD, LP, and Jed Elison, PhD.
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U of M Research Team Receives $1.2M Grant to Study Tourette Syndrome Treatment

The study will look at the use of TMS as a treatment for youth with Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders.
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Addressing The Shortage of Mental Health Services in Greater Minnesota Through TeleOutreach Model

MIDB members recently participated in a policy breakfast focused on the state of children's mental health in Minnesota.
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MIDB Researchers Support Breakthrough in Reliability of Brain Studies

This study is part of a broader MIDB initiative to curate and share large-scale neuroimaging datasets.
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New Study, Co-led by MIDB Researchers, Highlights Prevalence and Risks of Iron Deficiency During Pregnancy

Four MIDB researchers were recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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U of M Research Finds Creativity Camp Improves Adolescent Mental Health, Well-being

Researchers found that Creativity Camp, a two-week arts intervention delivered as a day camp, had a positive impact on mental health.