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In the emerging world of personalized medicine, researchers are furiously looking for disease markers specific to minority populations, and already they have made some promising discoveries. The clues they are gathering, the scientists say, could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases, such as asthma and heart disease, that di...
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Research Features
In the emerging world of personalized medicine, researchers are furiously looking for disease markers specific to minority populations, and already they have made some promising discoveries. The clues they are gathering, the scientists say, could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases, such as asthma and heart disease, that di...
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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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News Release
Illustration of the BASILICA procedure. (A) a catheter directs an electrified guidewire through the base of the left aortic cusp into a snare in the left ventricular outflow tract; (B) after snare retrieval, the mid-shaft of the guidewire is electrified to lacerate the leaflet (C); (D) the leaflet splays after TAVR permitting coronary flow. CREDIT:...
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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
An NHLBI-funded study has identified a potential new target for treating type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In studies using obese mice, researchers showed that a liver enzyme called DPP4 appears to trigger inflammation in abdominal fat and increase insulin resistance.
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NHLBI in the Press
Racial disparities in cardiovascular health persist in the United States, but the black-white divide has narrowed due to worsening health among whites rather than health gains among blacks. These were the findings of a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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NHLBI in the Press
An NHLBI-funded study showed a similar trajectory for the development of hypertension during adulthood: A stable systolic (top) blood pressure that began to exceed the normal range, 120-125 mmHg, and then rose relatively rapidly to hypertension.
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NHLBI in the Press
An international research consortium partly funded by NHLBI, conducted a study of DNA samples from 520,000 persons worldwide identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke.
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Media Advisory
WHAT: This year marks the 70th Anniversary of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). NHLBI began as the National Heart Institute on June 16, 1948, when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Heart Act. In 1969, the Institute expanded its mission (and name) to cover research on lung diseases, and in 1976, the Institute grew fu...