Genetically engineered pig hearts survived in baboon hosts, UCSF researchers won NHLBI funding, and cystic fibrosis mucus defect found to be present at birth

August 22, 2014: Washington Post
Genetically engineered pig hearts survived more than a year in baboon hosts
Rachel Feltman

Researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health will publish their results in the September issue of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

August 22, 2014: University of California San Francisco
UCSF researchers win funding for heart, lung, and blood studies

Two UCSF researchers were awarded funding for translational studies in heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders from the University of California's Centers for Accelerated Innovation, supported by the NHLBI.

August 20, 2014: IowaNow
Cystic fibrosis mucus defect present at birth

New research by University of Iowa scientists and partially funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute shows that cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-shortening, inherited condition that affects about 30,000 Americans, causes a mucus defect that reduces the ability to clear particles and germs out of the airway.