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In a latest study, most teens in the United States vape for the flavors in e-cigarettes and vaporizers - not for nicotine. While there is a growing concern in the use of such alternatives, the outcome of the study is amb...

Newborn babies are susceptible to infections because they have not built up their immunity yet. Against a meningitis-causing bacteria, however, researchers have discovered that a certain breast milk sugar may have protec...

A DNA nanobot can release drugs when it is heated using electromagnetic energy. How can it change the way mental health problems such as schizophrenia are treated?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended nationwide screening for Zika virus in all the donated blood and blood components. FDA revised the guidance issued earlier in February considering the risk of t...

(European Society of Cardiology) The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, according to results from the observational Moli-sani study present...

(European Society of Cardiology) Sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is rarely associated with exercise, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Dr. Gherardo Finocchiaro,...

(European Society of Cardiology) A study in nearly 15,000 heart failure patients has found that up to 80 percent may not be receiving treatment at doses proven to reduce hospitalizations and improve survival. The researc...

(European Society of Cardiology) Heart failure in the elderly is set to triple by 2060, according to new data from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES) -- Reykjavík study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.

(European Society of Cardiology) Heart failure patients have a 2 percent increased risk of dying with each admission to NHS hospitals, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today. The 15-year study in more...

(European Society of Cardiology) Nebivolol prevents anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Professor Mirela Cleopatra Tomescu, a cardiologist at Victor Babes U...

(European Society of Cardiology) Automatic external defibrillators fail to save lives when the public does not have basic life support education, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2016. The study foun...

Researchers at the Stowers Institute have established a definitive link between the makeup of the microbiome, the host immune response, and an organism's ability to heal itself.

(World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists) New research presented at this year's World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Hong Kong (Aug. 28-Sept. 2) shows that allowing children to use iPads to distract them b...