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Status of the NHLBI payline


Gary H. Gibbons, M.D. - May 16, 2013

As you probably know by now, we have recently received greater clarity from the Congress and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget, and the NHLBI funding and operating guidelines for the current fiscal year are now posted.
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Behind the bench... with Dr. Stanley Hazen, Cleveland Clinic and Lerner Research Institute


Gary H. Gibbons, M.D. - April 25, 2013

Recently, a provocative series of NHLBI-funded research studies have provided some important new insights into the potential link between red meat consumption and the "clogging of the arteries" that characterizes atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. According to Dr. Stanley Hazen and his colleagues, the main culprit may be tied to our gut—specifically, gut bacteria's metabolism of L-carnitine, a substance found in red meat and energy drinks. Dr. Hazen spoke with me in a candid, in-depth conversation about his recent contributions to science and what it may mean for the health of the nation and the future research opportunities that lie ahead.
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Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., is director of the NHLBI. Read full bio...

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