Background information and at-a-glance summaries of a range of NHLBI programs and research projects.
NHLBI top research findings in fiscal year 2011
Read summaries of 36 key research findings published in fiscal year 2011 that advanced our knowledge of blood, cardiovascular, and lung diseases. All studies had funding support from the NHLBI.
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For more than half a century, the NHLBI has been turning scientific discovery into better health. Through the Institute’s investment in basic and clinical research at universities and medical centers across the nation, its innovative educational programs, and its key role in shaping national and global public health policy, the NHLBI has improved the lives of millions of people affected by once-untreatable heart, lung, and blood diseases. To learn more, read these NHLBI stories of success.
Reducing the Burden of Sickle Cell Disease
Meeting 26-year old Tiffany McCoy, a bubbly and happy mother, you would never know that she has a serious disease. She is one of about 100,000 Americans with sickle cell disease.
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