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Scientific Focus Areas

Providing global leadership in prevention and treatment of heart, lung, blood and sleep diseases involves a range of efforts – from consortiums and networks to dedicated programs with specific focus areas. Learn about the NHLBI-supported initiatives that span the research continuum.

Blood Disorders and Blood Safety
Health Disparities and Inequities
Heart and Vascular Diseases
Lung Diseases
Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity
Population and Epidemiology Studies
Precision Medicine Activities
Research Spectrum
Sleep Science and Sleep Disorders
Women’s Health
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About 1 in every 16,300 Hispanic babies is born with sickle cell disease.
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Research Feature
Sickle Cell: One gene, many faces, and a quest for a cure
In 2000, a mysterious disease was making 3-year-old Mercy Mendoza so ill that her grandmother bought a burial plot for her in the little town in Honduras where they lived. Swelling, pain, and immobility were...