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CRECE and PROTECT Release New Reproductive Health Bulletin for Healthcare Professionals
The CRECE Community Outreach Core with PROTECT Project 1 and Research Translation Core have collaborated to produce a Reproductive Health and the Environment Bulletin, which presents up-to-date research about environmental exposures and preterm birth. With over 100...
Puerto Rico Prepares for Zika Epidemic
By the end of 2016, 25% of Puerto Rico’s 3.5 million inhabitants are expected to become infected with the Zika virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To help prevent the spread of the mosquito that carries Zika, local governments — along...
CRECE’s Dr. Zimmerman Featured as ADInstruments Science Hero
Project 1 researcher Dr. Emily Zimmerman has been featured on the ADInstruments website as a Science Hero for her innovative work on preterm infant development. Zimmerman is developing a non-nutritive suck protocol that quantitatively tests suck patterns in infants....
CRECE and PROTECT Work With Local Physicians to Inform Participants About the Zika Virus in Puerto Rico
With the arrival of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, both CRECE and PROTECT (Puerto Rico Testsite for Environmental Contamination Threats) have begun reaching out to participants, healthcare professionals, and local communities to provide education and support. Zika,...
CRECE Launches New Website
CRECE (Center for Research on Early Childhood Exposure and Development in Puerto Rico) has launched a new website, which will be used to communicate Center events and research to participants, community stakeholders, and other researchers. The Center for Research on...