Imperial Valley News Center
Type 2 diabetes may affect heart structure and increase complications and death among heart failure patients of Asian ethnicity
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- Written by Bridgette McNeill
Dallas, Texas - Type 2 diabetes affects the structure of the heart in heart failure patients and increases their risk for repeat hospitalizations and/or death, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Kids Heart Challenge awards grants across 46 states to provide health equipment and resources for schools and educators
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- Written by Linzy Cotaya
Dallas, Texas - The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, marks 40 years of bringing heart health programs to schools across the country by awarding financial grants to invest in America’s schools and help educators make whole-body wellness a priority.
Governor and First Partner Honor Master Sgt. Jose J. Gonzalez
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Sacramento, California - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom honor Master Sgt. Jose J. Gonzalez, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Partner extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time.
NIH funds eleven Research Centers in Minority Institutions
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- Written by Rebecca Newton
Washington, DC - The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has funded three new awards and renewed the awards of eight institutions previously funded under the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Specialized Centers program. The RCMI develops and strengthens the research infrastructure necessary to conduct state-of-the-art biomedical research and foster the next generation of researchers from underrepresented populations. The centers will share approximately $187 million over their five-year project periods, subject to available funds.
Memory T cells shelter in bone marrow, boosting immunity in mice with restricted diets
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Washington, DC - Even when taking in fewer calories and nutrients, humans and other mammals usually remain protected against infectious diseases they have already encountered. This may be because memory T cells, which are located throughout the body and required to maintain immune responses to infectious agents, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Their study in mice, published online today in Cell, also found that animals undergoing dietary restriction were better protected against tumors and bacterial infections than animals with unrestricted diets.
NIH funds genetic counseling resource ahead of million-person sequencing effort
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Washington, DC - The All of Us Research Program (link is external), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $4.6 million in initial funding to Color (link is external), a health technology company in Burlingame, California, to establish the program’s nationwide genetic counseling resource. With the goal of speeding up health research breakthroughs, All of Us plans to sequence the genomes of 1 million participants from diverse communities across the United States. Through this funding, Color’s network of genetic counselors will help participants understand what the genomic testing results mean for their health and their families.
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