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NIH-supported DASH diet named “Best Heart-Healthy Diet” and “Best Diet for High Blood Pressure” in 2025
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 Use Technology, Apps to Reach At-Risk Populations with Health Messaging
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From the pale green living room with the Stanford University logo above a window, out walks a pleasant, dark-haired woman in a blue shirt and slacks.“Hola,” she says,“My name is Carmen and my job is to help seniors live healthier lifestyles.” Except Carmen isn’t real. “She” is a “Virtual Advisor...
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Women’s Health Initiative Data to be Used in New Genomics-Based Studies
In 1993, the NHLBI’s Women's Health Initiative (WHI) began enrolling the first participants in what would become one of the most definitive, far-reaching clinical trials of post-menopausal women's health ever undertaken in the U.S. During its more than 20 years of work, this long-term national health study of 161,808 women aged 50-79 has focused on...
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NHLBI AIDS Program Examines Potential of Stem Cells, Other Treatments to Cure HIV
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This is the last installment in a three-part series about the NHLBI AIDS Program. The first installment covered the program’s work within the cardiovascular space. The second installment discussed the intersection between HIV research and lung research. Tremendous progress in the treatment of...
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NHLBI AIDS Program Looks at Lung Diseases in HIV-Infected Individuals
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This is the second in a three-part series about the NHLBI AIDS Program. The first installment covered the program’s work within the cardiovascular space. The third installment looks at the potential for stem cells, and other treatment options, to cure HIV. Tremendous progress in the treatment...
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NHLBI AIDS Program Addresses Increasing Burden of Chronic Disease for HIV-Infected Individuals
Tremendous progress in the treatment of HIV has led to increased survival and a dramatic evolution of the disease’s course in patients. The clinical challenges confronting the population have now shifted from AIDS-related illnesses to chronic diseases, such as coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive lung disease, and chronic anemia. Multiple...
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Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium releases first data set
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-supported Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium recently released its first dataset into the NIH's database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP), enabling any researcher to analyze the genes of children with congenital heart diseases on a scale...
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Dr. Michael Lauer Co-Publishes Perspective Piece on Randomized Registry Trials
Is the randomized registry trial the next “disruptive technology” in clinical research? That is the question posed and discussed by Dr. Michael Lauer, director of the NHLBI’s Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and co-author Dr. Ralph B. D’Agostino from Boston University and the Harvard Clinical Research Institute in their recent New England...
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Teaming up to advance pediatric heart care
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Each year, almost 1 percent of all newborns –about 35,000 babies—enter this world with a congenital heart defect. In some cases the defect is minor and causes no complications, but other times these defects can be serious or even life threatening. Given the powerful responses children in...