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The safety and efficacy of a rapid algorithm to rule-out and rule-in myocardial infarction has been confirmed in a new study.

"The human eye has to be one of the cruelest tricks nature ever pulled." These were Abi Ramanan's opening words in a talk called “The Future of the Food Chain,” presented at Singularity University's Global Summit in ...

Researchers successfully used a gene that suppresses cholesterol levels as part of a treatment to reduce plaque in mice with a disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia. In a preclinical study, researchers found that...

The gender gap in death from heart attack has reduced over the past two decades particularly in younger women, according to research presented today at ESC Congress.1 The study in over 50 000 patients found that overall ...

With the use of implanted cardiac monitors researchers found a substantial incidence (nearly 30 percent) of previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) after 18 months in patients at high risk of both AF and stroke, ...

High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of heart failure, according to a 12-year study in more than 4,000 people.

Higher coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of early death, according to new research. The observational study in nearly 20 000 participants suggests that coffee can be part of a healthy diet in healthy peo...

Automatic external defibrillators save lives in amateur sports and fitness centers, according to new research. The 18-year study found that survival from cardiac arrest reached 93 percent in centers equipped with an AED.

Clinical trial finds that dabigatran dual therapy after stenting reduced bleeding risk for patients with atrial fibrillation compared with standard triple therapy.

The IL-1? inhibitor canakinumab lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and lung cancer risk by reducing inflammation, according to late-breaking results.

We've all name-dropped a new technology that sounds awesome--like CRISPR/Cas9--without really knowing the basics. This is why we've created Tech-x-planations, Singularity Hub's new weekly video series that explores funda...

A look at skulls from English cemeteries shows that young lower-class males in Medieval London enforced the rule of law with blows to the head

(King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)) Photosensitive perovskites change shape when exposed to light.