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WHAT: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) has secured 14 top spots, including being the number 1 rated “Best Heart-Healthy Diet” and “Best Diet for High Blood Pressure” in the 2025 Best Diets report from U.S. News & World Report. It was also rated the second “best overall diet,” “best diet for healthy eating,” and “best diet for...
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Imagine having a digital carbon copy of yourself that physicians could use to predict long-term risks for disease, assess how your body may respond to treatment, and simulate surgeries in advance. A virtual twin may sound as far-fetched as robotic surgery and self-driving cars once did, but researchers are studying how to turn this vision into a...
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WHAT: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) has secured 14 top spots, including being the number 1 rated “Best Heart-Healthy Diet” and “Best Diet for High Blood Pressure” in the 2025 Best Diets report from U.S. News & World Report. It was also rated the second “best overall diet,” “best diet for healthy eating,” and “best diet for...
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Researchers developed a nasal swab test that helps identify specific asthma subtypes or endotypes in children, which can be difficult to detect.
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Pairings like peanut butter and jelly or milk and cereal are iconic. But the concept of creating winning combinations is not limited to the kitchen; it is a fundamental principle driving the revolutionary field of synthetic biology, or synbio. “Synbio is a cutting-edge discipline at the intersection of biology and engineering, where scientists...
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Statement from Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Director of NHLBI: It is my pleasure to announce that David Goff, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., will become Deputy Director for Precision Medicine and Data Science at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) starting December 16, 2024. In this new role, Dr. Goff will lead efforts to harness cutting-edge data...
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An observational study of more than 6,500 adults is one of the most detailed in the U.S. WHAT: A large study found that greater exposure to long-term air pollution was linked with increased risks for blood clots that can occur in deep veins, which, if untreated, can block blood flow and cause serious complications, even death. These findings came...
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Findings could pave the way for more personalized treatments for cardiovascular disease National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how "bad" cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body. The researchers were able to show for the first time how the...
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Researchers share insight about strategies being studied to support the cardiovascular health of people living with HIV When Tom Ortiz was diagnosed with HIV more than 30 years ago, he felt like he was handed a death sentence. “In the early days, if AIDS didn’t kill you a heart attack would,” said Ortiz, a community health worker in Ohio. “It was...
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You may have heard sleep described as something of a magic pill for the body. With the right amount, timing, and quality, it can work wonders - strengthen the immune system, improve blood sugar, even decrease the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Sleep differences have been reported for some time in men and women, but it is not well known whether...
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A large study found that adults who stayed physically active and avoided extended periods of sedentary behavior, such as sitting or lying down, throughout the day were less likely to develop heart failure or die from cardiovascular disease.