Background information and at-a-glance summaries of a range of NHLBI programs and research projects.
International program expands efforts to improve blood transfusion safety
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has launched an $87.2 million international research program to extend a highly successful program assessing blood banking and transfusion medicine. Research conducted under the seven-year program will focus on improving transfusion benefits and reducing its risks
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International program expands efforts to improve blood transfusion safety
New stem cell projects will examine how gene variants cause disease
SMARTT: Speeding the translation of discoveries to the clinic
NHLBI top research findings in fiscal year 2011
NHLBI top research findings in fiscal year 2010
Sickle cell disease research & care
Questions and answers about sickle cell trait
Backgrounder: NHLBI Large-Scale DNA Sequencing Project population studies
Economic stimulus fuels NIH search for genetic disease signatures