- National Women’s Health Week/Strategic PlanThe NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health has joined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) to observe the 20th anniversary of National Women’s Health Week (NWHW), May 12–18.
- Celebrating Women’s History MonthDuring March, we celebrate Women's History Month to recognize the extraordinary achievements of women. At the Office of Research on Women's Health, we are acknowledging the contributions of women scientists and clinicians...
- Celebrating American Heart MonthCelebrating American Heart Month
- Make Your Voice Heard: The NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Research on Women’s HealthDr. Clayton discusses the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Research on Women’s Health.
- Women in Medicine Month: NIH Leaders (Blog 3 of 3)Dr. Clayton highlights NIH Leaders
- Women in Medicine Month: Distinguished Deans (Blog 2 of 3)Dr. Clayton highlights distinguished deans at medical schools
- Women in Medicine Month: Taking Stock (Blog 1 of 3)Dr. Clayton discusses women in science
- One Year Into the NIH SABV Policy, Sex and Gender in Science Gain SteamDr. Clayton discusses growing interest in potential role of sex and gender in health and science.
- We Need All Hands on Deck for Women's Heart HealthDr. Clayton discusses the importance of women's heart health.
- Into Our 26th Year, Confident and CommittedDr. Clayton discusses the 26th year.
- NCI Launches a Landmark Study on Breast Cancer in African-American WomenDr. Clayton interviews Dr. Damali Martin about NCI's Breast Cancer Genetic Study in African-Ancestry Populations.
- Domestic Violence Awareness: A Task for Everybody, EverywhereDr. Clayton discusses the domestic violence problem and NIH's research on violence against women.
- An ORWH Concern: Women’s Health Around the WorldDr. Clayton discusses why global health is an important part of ORWH's work.
- Meeting the Challenge of Sickle Cell DiseaseFor National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Dr. Clayton discusses the disease and efforts to address it taking place across NIH.
- Using Science to Achieve Workforce DiversityDr. Clayton discusses the investments that NIH and others have been making to investigate why women are underrepresented in the scientific workforce.
- Women’s Health Research: 25 Years of Progress (and Counting)In commemoration of National Women's Health Week, Dr. Clayton reflects on the contributions of champions who helped establish the field of women's health research.
- Minority Health: A Milestone on the Road to Precision MedicineORWH, NIH, and FDA offer resources to help investigators recruit the most diverse populations for their clinical studies.
- American Heart Month: A Time to ReflectHeart disease research highlights the importance of investigating sex differences. Given the value of covering health differences between men and women in medical curricula, ORWH offers courses on sex and gender for continuing medical education credit.
- Sex as a Biological Variable: A Step Toward Stronger Science, Better HealthORWH announces new criteria for evaluating grants on how they factor sex as a biological variable into research designs, analyses, and reporting in vertebrate animal and human studies.
- Happy 25th Birthday, ORWH!In celebration of ORWH's 25th anniversary, 200 people gathered for a special hearing on Capitol Hill. Dr. Clayton reflects on the office's founding and its future outlook.
- Keeping Scientists in Science: NIH Re-Issues Re-Entry Supplements Funding OpportunityAn NIH-wide program provides up to 3 years of funding for candidates with a doctoral degree who left active research and want to return. Eighty-one percent of participants have secured a scientific research position.
- Summer Science Sizzles!New research findings on the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in men versus women, how pain signals are relayed, and the effect of smoking on brain activity illustrate how sex influences brain biology.
- Considering Sex as a Biological Variable: In the NIH GuideA notice this week announces momentum toward new instructions for applicants on enhancing reproducibility through rigor and transparency by addressing sex as a biological variable.
- Listening to Our Stakeholders On Considering Sex as a Biological VariableDr. Clayton and NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research Sally J. Rockey, Ph.D., give an update on planning for a new policy on sex as a biological variable in preclinical research.
- Toward More Individualized Medicine: Introducing the Women of Color Health Data Book, Fourth EditionThis post introduces the fourth edition of the Women of Color Health Data Book, a compilation of data on race/ethnicity and disease with relevant discussions of various factors that affect the health status of women of color.
- Back to Basics: New Publishing Guidelines to Enhance Reproducibility and RelevanceThis week, Science and Nature report on new principles and guidelines in reporting preclinical research that were developed at a meeting organized in conjunction with NIH.
- Stepping Stones to the FutureDr. Clayton; James Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.; and Elizabeth Wilder, Ph.D., announce $10 million in administrative supplement grants so that a sex/gender lens can be added to currently funded research projects.
- A Conversation Worth HavingNIH releases a Request for Information seeking input from the research community and others on key questions about the consideration of sex in NIH-funded studies.
- Answering Questions on Considering Males and Females in Preclinical ResearchA Q & A guide is now available to answer questions about new NIH policies being developed to expand the consideration of sex in biomedical research with animals and cells.
- Women Can Soar in STEMAn update from the White House Summit on Working Families highlights findings from NIH-funded research examining why women may not progress to their full potential in the scientific workplace.
- Questions Worth Asking of Science on Mother’s Day — and Every DayHighlighted on the occasion of National Women's Health Week, the Women's Health Research in Review slideshow catalogues advancements in women's health in recent decades.
- Filling the Gaps: NIH to Enact New Policies to Address Sex DifferencesNature publishes an announcement from NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Clayton about a plan requiring grant applicants to address sex-based considerations and analyses in preclinical research.
- Science Gets a Second ChanceResearch grant supplements issued through a new ORWH program are giving scientists the opportunity to strengthen their research by adding a sex/gender lens to their currently funded research.
- Sex Is in the News… And It MattersCBS' 60 Minutes and the Huffington Post take up the topic of sex differences in disease and responses to medication, shining a light on the importance of women's health research.
- The Three Rs of Good ScienceRigor, reproducibility, and relevance drive good science, and ORWH is shining a light on one area where research sometimes comes up short: accounting for differences between males and females.
- Smoking: It's Never too Late to Quit But Women May Find It's HarderSmoking affects women and men differently, and these differences influence the ability to quit. Research on sex differences in health is advancing understanding of aspects such as differing responses to nicotine.
- Focus on May: Healthy Vision MonthTwo-thirds of people worldwide who are visually impaired or blind are female. This National Women's Health Week, learn more about differences between men and women in eye health.
- Better Health for All Americans – April is Minority Health MonthEthnicity and race play a significant role in the nation's health. As part of its efforts to support the best research toward improving the health of all Americans, ORWH and other institutes make science-based health information available to women of color.
- Blazing Trails – March is Women’s History MonthToday, NIH-funded research digs deeper to explain why women and men have different health needs, thanks to the efforts of the first woman director of an NIH Institute, the first woman director of NIH, and female lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
- Studying Sex Differences Provides New Insights into DiseaseORWH advances priorities for research on women's health and sex and gender differences laid out in the NIH Strategic Plan for Women's Health Research. Pursuing these priorities has resulted in progress toward understanding how men's and women's health differs.
- Women’s Hearts Truly Are Unique: Celebrate Your Heart This February, National Heart Health Awareness MonthResearchers are looking into many aspects of heart disease that are unique in women at the level of cells, structures such as blood vessels, and behavior.
- Snapshot of Women’s Health in AmericaA new report documents a gap between the health of Americans and that of their peers in other high-income nations, with American women ranking near the bottom. What can be done?
- Playing in the Sandbox: Advancing Women in ScienceThere has been substantial progress on providing opportunities and support for women in the scientific workforce, but it is equally important to find ways to accelerate change. There is still much to do.