Congratulations to NHLBI grantees Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D., of Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Duke University Medical Center, and Brian K. Kobilka, M.D., of Stanford University School of Medicine, on being selected to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 for their studies of G-protein-coupled receptors, which enable cells to sense and respond to outside signals such as adrenaline surges.
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Congratulations to NHLBI grantee Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., who has been selected to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 together with Sir John B. Gurdon, Ph.D., for the discovery that mature, specialized cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent cells that are capable of developing into any of the cell types of the body.
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Ten years ago, we launched The Heart Truth® campaign to address a serious misconception among Americans that heart disease only affects men. Since then, with the help of many successful public-private partnerships, the campaign has not only raised awareness about women's risk of heart disease, but also motivated women and their loved ones to make and sustain heart-healthy behavior changes.
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