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Severe lung infection during COVID-19 can cause damage to the heart
NIH supported study shows that the virus that causes COVID-19 can damage the heart without directly infecting heart tissue SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a National Institutes of Health-supported study has found. The research, published in the journal Circulation...
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Statement
Statement on Nobel Laureate Marshall W. Nirenberg: Decipherer of the Genetic Code
This afternoon we lost one of the greatest scientists of our time, Marshall W. Nirenberg, Ph.D., to a long battle with cancer. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife, Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., other members of his family, and many friends and colleagues. Dr. Nirenberg first came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1957 at the age of 30 as...
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Research Feature
Economic stimulus fuels NIH search for genetic disease signatures
Today, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health, announced a "Grand Opportunity" Large-Scale DNA Sequencing Project that will spend more than $64 million over two years to identify genetic connections to heart, lung, and blood diseases that account for three of the four leading causes of death...