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Scientists have developed a new groundbreaking technique to kick-start the brain of coma patients. Doctors at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) used ultrasound to stimulate the brain of a 25-year-old coma p...

Parents are divided on the issue of whether or not their kids should be vaccinated. Regardless, a federal judge has ruled that California's vaccination requirement will stay in place.

(European Society of Cardiology) Alcohol-related hospitalization is associated with a doubled risk of ischemic stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, according to a study presented at ESC Congress...

(European Society of Cardiology) The first European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on Atrial Fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery are published online today ...

(European Society of Cardiology) The European Society of Cardiology has launched a novel position paper, under the auspices of its Committee for Practice Guidelines, on tackling the cardiac toxicity of anticancer therapi...

(European Society of Cardiology) A school intervention costing less than 20 cents per child has stopped unhealthy weight gain. The randomized study is presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Daniela Schneid Schuh, a nutr...

(European Society of Cardiology) Low socioeconomic status is associated with a higher risk of a second heart attack or stroke, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today. The study in nearly 30,000 patien...

(European Society of Cardiology) Moderate physical activity is associated with a greater than 50 percent reduction in cardiovascular death in over-65s, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today. The 12-y...

(European Society of Cardiology) The new oral anticoagulants provide the same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less intracranial bleeding, reports an observational study in more than 43,000 patients presented at E...

(European Society of Cardiology) European Society of Cardiology and European Atherosclerosis Society uidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias are published online today in European Heart Journal and on the ESC webs...

(European Society of Cardiology) A novel activity tracker has been developed that uses heart rate data to personalize the amount of exercise needed to reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. The science beh...