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Article: Lipids get the spotlight in new NIGMS "glue grant".
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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2003 SEP 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While genes and proteins have long held starring roles in biomedical research, lipids - fats and oils - often have a more direct effect on human health. A new grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) puts lipids at center stage in an ambitious scientific project that promises to shed light on heart disease, arthritis, and other major illnesses.
The 5-year grant will fund the Lipid MAPS Consortium, a large collaborative effort led by the University of California, San Diego. NIH anticipates total funding of about $35 million on the project.
The new award is a "glue grant," so named because it enables ...