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Gut microbes and diet interact to affect obesityKatherine Wendelsdorf, Ph.D.

NIH-supported researchers found that gut microbes from lean people helped prevent mice from becoming obese—but only if the animals ate a healthy diet. This research could point the way to new treatments for obesity.

HealthDay

Genes tied to high blood pressure found in black AmericansBlack Americans are more likely to develop high blood pressure than whites, and a large new NHLBI-supported study has pinpointed four common genetic variations affecting their risk. 

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

African-American study identifies four common genetic variants associated with blood pressure

Largest study of its kind, supported by the NHLBI, finds multiple ethnicities impacted by the genetic variations.