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Joncita Todechine, a mother of four who lives on the Navajo Nation, knows all too well what can trigger asthma symptoms in her daughter Ashley. But she didn’t always. She recalls a time in 2013, living in Phoenix and attending medical assistant school, when she rushed her then-three-year-old to the Indian Medical Center. “She was really sick,”...
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NHLBI in the Press
Neuropeptide Y is a major brain neurotransmitter and the most powerful known stimulant of food intake, an effect primarily mediated through activation of the Y1 receptor.
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NHLBI in the Press
African Americans who smoke might be at far greater risk of heart failure than those who never took to the cigarette, or who quit. The good news is that the ones who quit smoking may no longer be at increased risk.
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NHLBI in the Press
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside the arteries. White blood cells called macrophages can cause these plaques to become inflamed and rupture, resulting in severe cardiovascular consequences including death.
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NHLBI in the Press
Quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has the potential to perform a wide range of accurate measurements in the heart for diagnosing and monitoring cardiovascular diseases.
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NHLBI in the Press
A team of researchers partly funded by NHLBI discovered a circuit in the brains of mice connecting circadian rhythm to aggressive behavior.
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NHLBI in the Press
Researchers say they have used stem cells in the laboratory to grow tissue that acts just like human heart muscle.
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NHLBI in the Press
New NHLBI-funded research on optimism and heart health found that Latinos who are the most optimistic are more likely to have healthy hearts.
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NHLBI in the Press
The risk of developing serious adverse events associated with intensive blood pressure reduction in older adults is similar in younger and older adults, researchers are reporting.
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NHLBI in the Press
A study partly funded by NHLBI has identified snoring, older age and obesity as key risk factors for sleep apnea, interrupted breathing during sleep, during pregnancy.