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WHAT: The National Institutes of Health’s 2018 Research Conference on Sleep and the Health of Women will sound a “wakeup call” about the importance of sleep for the health of women—and focus on what the science says can make it better. Research topics and panel discussions will include: October 16, 2018 Sleep and Transitional Periods Across the Lif...
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News Release
Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a distinct advantage over those who do not. Those with the mutation have a lower risk of diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and even death. The researchers say their finding could provide the basis for drug therapie...
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Research Features
More than 100,000 people in the United States and an estimated 20 million worldwide suffer from sickle cell disease, a group of inherited, often life-threatening blood disorders that wreak havoc on the body. Mainly affecting African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians, the disease is caused by a mutation in the gene that makes oxygen-carrying hemoglobi...
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Research Feature
When the NHLBI announced the launch of the Cure Sickle Cell Initiative on September 13, many in the sickle cell disease community responded with enthusiasm. Patients, family members, and advocates took to social media and other channels to say they are ready to do their part, starting with spreading the news about the initiative to their neighbors,...
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October 16
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17, 2018
Natcher Conference Center, Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium
45 Center Dr.
National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894
45 Center Dr.
National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894
Natcher Auditorium A&B
Building 45
National Institutes of Health
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Building 45
National Institutes of Health
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Natcher Auditorium A&B
Building 45
National Institutes of Health
https://videocast.nih.gov
Building 45
National Institutes of Health
https://videocast.nih.gov