What if we could improve a baby’s health by being nurturing parents?At the University of Maryland, Baltimore, researchers are launching innovative programs to support maternal and infant health — helping Maryland’s babies get the strongest start possible.Lisa Berlin, PhD, MS, the Alison L. Richman Professor of Children and Families at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and expert in early child-caregiver attachment, is studying how a brief, home-based parenting program can make a measurable difference in children’s health and development. It's called the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, or ABC Program.This is one of many ways NIH-funded research at UMB is tackling real-world health disparities and changing lives.🧪 Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: UMB research drives innovation, improves lives, and tackles global challenges. But we can’t do it without continued support.🔗 Learn more and support research that saves lives: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs#BreakthroughsCantWait #MaternalHealth #InfantHealth #UMBResearch #NIHfunding #HealthEquity #PublicHealth

Everyone has heard of Ozempic and Wegovy for treating diabetes and weight loss. But, what's been discovered in clinical trials, is an anti-craving effect is showing promising results for those battling alcohol and drug addiction.At the University of Maryland, Baltimore, researchers are exploring how GLP-1 receptor agonists — a class of drugs commonly used for weight loss — may offer new hope for people with cocaine use disorder. This is just one example of how federally funded research at UMB is Changing The Future Today.Hear from Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, co-director for the Research Initiative on Infectious Disease and Substance Use Disorder, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine explains. Kattakuzhy is also the associate director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine.🧪 Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: UMB research drives innovation, improves lives, and tackles global challenges. But we can’t do it without continued support.🔗 Learn more and support research that saves lives: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs #BreakthroughsCantWait #NIHfunding #CocaineUseDisorder #GLP1 #AddictionResearch #UMB #ResearchMatters