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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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              December 14, 2022|
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	Accelerating heart failure research
	

        An NIH-supported research partnership aims to transform heart failure research to bring personalized therapies to patients Every minute of every day the heart pumps about five quarts of blood – nearly 20 glassfuls – throughout the body. But when changes occur, such as the heart becoming weak or not filling adequately with blood, it loses its...
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              December 08, 2022|
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	Treating a mysterious illness
	

        Two years after identifying VEXAS syndrome, a rare inflammatory condition due to a mutation in blood cells, researchers are studying a potential cure In 2014, Randy Pherson, an intelligence and homeland security expert from Great Falls, Virginia, began a grueling mission: to get to the bottom of the slew of seemingly random symptoms that, for the...
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              November 16, 2022|
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	Making Healthier Lives for People with COPD
	

        It’s a fact: More than 16 million Americans are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD , a chronic lung disease that makes it hard to breathe and worsens over time. An umbrella term for emphysema and chronic bronchitis, COPD is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, but it affects some groups particularly...
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              November 16, 2022|
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	NHLBI SBIR-supported company develops chest patch for monitoring COPD
	

        More than 15 million Americans live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung condition that makes it difficult to breathe. But monitoring the often-debilitating condition can be challenging. And when dangerous flare-ups go undetected — something that happens in at least half the cases — the result can be fatal...
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              October 20, 2022|
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	NHLBI-funded research helps shape a key heart-health checklist
	

        For years, the community of researchers that studies sleep has tried to raise awareness about the growing link between poor sleep and heart disease. Now, after much effort, they can mark progress toward recognizing that all-important connection. For the first time, the American Heart Association has added sleep to the key components it advises...
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              September 29, 2022|
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	Genetic paths to predicting heart disease
	

        The human genome was fully sequenced more than 20 years ago and is powering ways to predict, treat, and prevent cardiovascular disease As researchers study the genetic underpinnings of heart and vascular disease, they are creating new ways to screen, diagnose, and treat patients for a variety of heart conditions. Some are exploring how to better...
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              September 27, 2022|
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	Vitamin D for heart health: where the benefits begin and end
	

        High-dose supplements don’t help the hearts of most adults any more than modest doses do, but researchers say there’s still more to learn about the value of this essential vitamin It’s a workhorse nutrient that strengthens bones, supports immune function, helps the heart , and powers the body in many other ways. But recent findings about vitamin D...
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              August 16, 2022|
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	Turn off all the lights at night: Your heart will thank you
	

        You’re ready for bed, so you turn off the lights and pull down the shades. Sure, a little light may stream from the sides of the window, or beam from your alarm clock, or TV modem, or cell phone. No big deal, you say? Think again. It turns out that even tiny amounts of nighttime light—from any source—may be harmful to your heart. One recent study...
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              July 28, 2022|
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	Calculating risks for heart disease
	

        Researchers are studying how to update and personalize the tools doctors use to predict a patient’s chance of developing cardiovascular disease The annual physical exam is often a routine event for many people. A primary care doctor looks at, among many things, their patient’s blood pressure , cholesterol , and body weight , to help glean the...
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              June 16, 2022|
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	Researchers study a new way to treat sickle cell disease
	

        Activating a protein in red blood cells may improve anemia and alleviate acute episodes of severe pain for people living with sickle cell disease Swee Lay Thein, M.B., D.Sc. , a senior investigator and chief of NHLBI’s Sickle Cell Branch , shares insight into a decade-long research journey that may lead to new ways to help people living with sickle...
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