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(European Society of Cardiology) The antiplatelet drugs prasugrel and ticagrelor had similar safety and efficacy among patients with acute myocardial infarction and ST segment elevations (STEMI), according to results of ...

News A research team has generated functional human and mouse tissue-engineered liver from adult stem and progenitor cells. Contributed Author:  Children's Hospital Los Angeles Topics:  Regenerative Medicine

News LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary. Contributed Author:  St. Michael's Hos...

News A team of researchers in China has found that transplanting human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into rats modeled with diabetes can affect blood vessel growth. Contributed Author:  Cell Transplanta...

A new study found that dogs use the same part of their brains as humans to be able to understand vocabulary and tone in speech.

News Our brains have a detailed picture of our hands and fingers, and that persists even decades after an amputation, Oxford University researchers have found. Contributed Author:  University of Oxford Topics:  Prosthe...

New guidelines for the treatment of 3 common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were today issued by WHO in response to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.

Enriching food with folic acid helps in reducing birth heart defects. A significant decline in different types of congenital heart defects was observed by researchers in Canada in a study spanning more than two decades.

Several countries have issued warnings to their citizens regarding traveling to Singapore, where a recent outbreak of the Zika virus has been reported. Expectant mothers are advised to take all necessary precautions to a...

News The device is designed with a distinct combination of enhanced flexibility, kink resistance, and a hydrophilic coating to facilitate access to challenging anatomies and branch vessels. Contributed Author:  W.L. Gor...

News World's first wireless, miniature implantable device hailed by doctors and patients as a long-term therapy breakthrough. The devices are said to be 95 percent smaller than other neuromodulation device on the market....

News Technique uses gas-filled microbubbles and ultrasonic sound waves to determine whether the radiation beams have reached the target area. Contributed Author:  Ku Leuven Topics:  Oncology

Article Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere devise new method to enhance genome-wide association studies for liver disease. Contributed Author:  Medical University of South Carolina T...

News A type of drug delivery system that may offer new hope for patients with a rare, ultimately fatal genetic disorder. Contributed Author:  Oregan State University Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

News This new approach to virtual care enables remote diagnosis of chronic conditions, connects the online experience with trusted physicians, and coordinates interventions when clinically appropriate. Contributed Author...

Adult female mosquitoes can transmit the Zika virus to their offspring in their eggs. Experts said this makes it more difficult to eliminate Zika, which is known to cause serious birth defects.

Researchers have identified three existing drug compounds that can target the Zika virus. These drugs were shown to be able to prevent the infection from replicating itself and killing brain cells during lab tests.

A Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of death in heart patients better than cholesterol-lowering drugs. Thirty-seven percent lower risk of death was observed in heart patients that consumed a Mediterranean diet.

Country Fresh LLC. has announced a recall of pre-cut fresh vegetables on possible listeria contamination. About 30,000 cases of veggies shipped to eight major retailers in the country are being recalled by the company.

28 Aug 2016: 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 presented at ESC Congress 2...

(American Society for Horticultural Science) A study assessed the effects of two nutrient management strategies -- based on electrical conductivity or nitrate-nitrogen -- concentration control on plant growth, ornamental...

(The JAMA Network Journals) Among nearly 400,000 patients hospitalized with a certain type of heart attack in England and Wales between 2003 and 2013, improvement in survival was significantly associated with use of an i...