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            March 20, 2024|
						
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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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              March 06, 2024|
						
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	More than half of American Indian youth may have abnormal or high cholesterol
	

        NIH-funded study highlights importance of cholesterol screenings and education More than 70% of American Indian young adults aged 20-39 and 50% of American Indian teens have cholesterol levels or elevated fat in the blood that put them at risk for cardiovascular disease, suggests a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. In some cases...
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              March 04, 2024|
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	Commonly prescribed hair loss drug might lower risk of heart disease
	

    A new NHLBI-funded study finds a medication used to treat two common men’s health condition is linked with lower cholesterol and other heart healthy benefits.
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              March 01, 2024|
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	NHLBI helps launch the first NIH National Commission on Lymphatic Diseases
	

        Effort could speed diagnostics, treatments for poorly understood conditions Millions of people worldwide are estimated to suffer from lymphatic diseases but diagnosing and treating them is difficult, in part because a full understanding of the lymphatic system is lacking, researchers say. While there’s no cure for lymphatic diseases, the current...
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              February 28, 2024
                  
  
                	
	Smoking cannabis associated with increased risk of heart attack, stroke
	

        NIH-funded observational study shows risk grows sharply with more frequent use Frequent cannabis smoking may significantly increase a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an observational study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , uses data from...
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              February 28, 2024|
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	3,600 steps per day is linked with lower risk of heart failure in older women
	

    Women 60 and older can reduce their risk of heart failure by walking just 3,600 steps per day, a new study finds.
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              February 27, 2024|
						
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	Rear Admiral Richard Childs, M.D., named Scientific Director of the Division of Intramural Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
	

        Statement from Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Director of NHLBI: I take great pleasure in announcing that Rear Admiral Richard Childs, M.D. , has accepted the position of Scientific Director (SD) of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR), effective February 7, 2024. Childs has served as NHLBI Clinical Director since 2013 and Acting Scientific Director...
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              February 22, 2024|
						
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	Scientists develop a simple blood test to quickly diagnose sarcoidosis
	

        NIH-funded tool can accurately identify the potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease A research project supported by the National Institutes of Health has developed a tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by the growth of tiny lumps called granulomas in the lungs and other organs in...
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              February 21, 2024|
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	Excess levels of vitamin B3 linked with increased heart disease risk
	

    New research suggests that high levels of niacin, also known as vitamin B3, may increase cardiovascular disease risk.
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              February 19, 2024|
						
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	Women may realize health benefits of regular exercise more than men
	

        An NIH-supported observational study finds that even when women and men get the same amount of physical activity, the risk of premature death is lower for women Women who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death or fatal cardiovascular event than men who exercise regularly, even when women put in less effort, according...
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              February 17, 2024|
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	Characterizing long COVID in children
	

    Through research designed to inform clinical guidelines and treatment approaches, investigators describe common features of long COVID in children and young adults.
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