Rehab Sciences | June 23, 2020
NICHD’s Data Sharing Resources. NICHD supports a variety of resources and tools for researchers. Featured: National Children’s Study (NCS) Vanguard Study Archive. Biological and environmental samples and data from the NCS Vanguard Study are now available in NICHD’s Data and Specimen Hub (DASH). Researchers can request access to samples and data collected over 5 years from the 5,600 families in the study. The NCS Archive includes more than 250,000 samples, including blood, urine, hair, saliva, placenta, cord blood, water, dust, and air filtrates, as well as surveys, interviews, neuro-psychosocial and cognitive assessments, and physical data from pre-pregnancy through 42 months post-delivery. Check out the NCS archive and other available studies on DASH today. View all NICHD Datasets & Resources.