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(PCR) Results from the innovative SYNTAX III Revolution trial underline the effectiveness of evolving non-invasive algorithms for Heart Team decision making using state-of-the-art imaging. A distinctive clinical trial in...

(PCR) Results from the physiology-stratified analysis of ORBITA presented at EuroPCR 2018 and simultaneously published in Circulation demonstrate that PCI improves ischaemia as assessed by dobutamine stress echocardiogra...

In Michael Jackson's 1987 music video "Smooth Criminal," the legendary performer leans forward 45 degrees from a straight-up position -- and comes back. It's a feat that seemingly defies both physics and physiology, and ...

News Colorado State University researcher Jesse Wilson is accelerating research to improve imaging and detection of melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, and the fifth most common cancer in the United States... ...

News Researchers have developed a new tool that utilizes basic laboratory tests to effectively identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are at high risk of being hospitalized... Contributed Author...

Article According to a study, the medical affairs function in the pharmaceutical industry can utilize Big Data relating to medical records, clinical trial data and claims information to get key insights related to therap...

Product Announcement Gresham Power Electronics announces the introduction of its latest micro-footprint, Ultra High Density (UHD) 225W output power supply the OF(M)225... Contributed Author: Gresham

News Many challenges arise for the biotech industry when it comes to transforming ideas into actual medical technology. Nabil Simaan is a mechanical engineering professor who specializes in designing robots to help surge...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Discussions concerning the ethical issues related to stem cells have been ongoing for many years, but a special section in the latest issue of Perspectives in Biology and Medicine takes a deep lo...

(PCR) Results from the first patient-level pooled analysis of all existing trials comparing FFR-guided PCI with contemporary stents versus medical therapy demonstrates improved hard outcomes. In patients with stable coro...

(Baylor College of Medicine) This study provides a blueprint of how fruit flies can be used as a rapid screening tool to identify potentially pathogenic human genes.

(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative) The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) is pleased to announce a £1 million investment from the UK Government's Department of Health and Social Care.

(Digestive Disease Week) Combining a DNA vaccine, which boosts the body's immune response against tumors, with an antibody that blocks the body's natural defense against the potency of the DNA vaccine, may lead to the de...

(Digestive Disease Week) An investigational new drug offers hope of relief for celiac disease patients who are inadvertently exposed to gluten while on a gluten-free diet. Findings of the first phase 2 study of a biologi...

(Loyola University Health System) Loyola University Medical Center has joined the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's Care Center Network.

(Carnegie Mellon University) New research that examined the impact of exposure to lead (in the air and topsoil) on fertility in the United States has found that exposure matters for both women and men. It is the first st...

(Université libre de Bruxelles) Research team led by Prof. Cédric Blanpain identified the mechanisms that regulate mammary gland development. Using a combination of lineage tracing, molecular profiling, single cell seq...

(Duke University) Before invading the bloodstream, the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite rapidly reproduces inside its host's liver cells. Duke University researchers show that liver-stage Plasmodium relies on a host p...

(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus University have discovered a connection between the BMI of one spouse and the other spouse's ...

(Alzheimer's Association) Lifetime risks of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia vary considerably by age, gender and whether any signs or symptoms of dementia are present, according to a new study published online by...

(Drexel University) Checking more often on newborns in the NICU provided positive results for preventing MRSA transmission, but hospitals must balance the high costs, a new study found.

(Digestive Disease Week) Increasingly, liver transplant centers are changing a long-standing practice of delaying potentially life-saving liver transplantation for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis until after the...