A new ‘instant’ blood test for heart attacks
Developed by scientists at King's College London, a new blood test can detect damage to heart muscles in under three hours, giving more people a rapid and accurate diagnosis for heart attacks, while averting false alarms far quicker than the current test. The current test to rule out a heart attack involves an ECG and a blood test called troponin, which needs to....
June 01, 2018 | 1 min read
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A life without pain
Without potent medications or therapy, an Italian family has managed to keep physical aches at bay their entire life, enduring both minor and serious injuries, like burns and bone fractures, completely free of pain. Unsurprisingly, their secret lies in their hereditary traits, in this case....
August 17, 2018 | 3 min read
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