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A new study shows that the elementary school a child attends has almost no influence on their desire to progress to higher education - as factors including parental aspirations, academic support from their mother and having a desk to work…

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving the legs, arms, chest, and abdominal organs. It affects more than 8.5…

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a week, as the American Heart Association recommends? It may seem a bit murky if you follow headlines about…

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking for short periods of time has shown again to lead to potentially better health…

Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a gene commonly associated with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC), a disease…

CHOP cardiologists report milestone results for Fontan survivors in multicenter, phase 3 FUEL TrialCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The largest-ever clinical trial of a medication for pediatric cardiology patients found…

Penn study finds black women are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy significantly later than white women, likely explaining disparities in outcomes PHILADELPHIA -- Women who are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) during…

Gene sequencing may enable new opportunities to identify high-risk individuals prior to any symptoms BOSTON - Sudden cardiac death affects 220,000 U.S. adults annually, most of whom have no prior symptoms of a heart issue. By identifying…

Bulk 'defective' vanadium oxide for NOx removal from industrial exhaust at temperatures lower than 150 degrees CelsiusCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed…

ASU continues to keep solar shining in Phoenix Metro areaCredit: Deanna Dent/ASU Now Arizona State University has received five prestigious Department of Energy awards totaling $9.8 million in this year's Solar Energy Technologies…