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December 26, 2012
Benefits of higher oxygen, breathing device persist after infancy
By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according to a follow-up study by a research network of the National Institutes of Health that confirms earlier network findings, Moreover, infants treated with a respiratory therapy commonly prescribed for adults with obstructive sleep apnea fared as well as those who received the traditional therapy for infant respiratory difficulties, the new study found. 

December 4, 2012
NIH Media Availability: New rheumatoid arthritis drug targets NIH-discovered protein
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new oral medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that represents a new class of drugs for the disease. The drug, tofacitinib (Xeljanz), provides a new treatment option for adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to, or who are intolerant of, methotrexate, a standard therapy for the disease.

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NHLBI In The News

December 26, 2012 : Journal of the American Medical Association
Combating the epidemic of heart disease
Daniel Levy, M.D., Center for Population Studies
In this Journal of the American Medical Association editorial, Dr. Daniel Levy, director of the NHLBI’s Center for Population Studies and Framingham Heart Study, discusses a recent study about atherosclerosis (a disease in which plaque builds up inside the arteries) among U.S. service members and the importance of continuing to combat the heart disease epidemic.

December 21, 2012 : Science
Interdisciplinary Graduate Training in Teaching Labs
co-authored by Clare Waterman
Modern research and training in the life sciences require cross-disciplinary programs, integrating concepts and methods from biology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. We describe the structure and outcomes from an example of one such approach, the Physiology Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and discuss how similar intensive, team-building research courses are also being applied to improve graduate education in universities. These courses are based on teaching laboratories that have students address contemporary research questions by combining ideas and approaches from biology, computation, and physics

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Spotlight On Research

Featured Fact Sheet

NHLBI top research findings in fiscal year 2012
Read summaries of 34 key research findings published in fiscal year 2012 that advanced our knowledge of blood, cardiovascular, and lung diseases. All studies had funding support from the NHLBI. Read full fact sheet...