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Fewer than one in 10 Canadians in ideal cardiovascular health

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 10:11 AM PST

Fewer than one in 10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, according to the new CANHEART health index developed to measure heart health.

Superconductivity switched on by magnetic field

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 01:00 PM PST

Superconductivity and magnetic fields are normally seen as rivals – very strong magnetic fields normally destroy the superconducting state. Physicists have now demonstrated that a novel superconducting state is only created in the material CeCoIn5 when there are strong external magnetic fields. This state can then be manipulated by modifying the field direction. In strong fields, an additional second superconducting state is created which means that there are two different superconducting states at the same time in the same material. The new state is coupled with an anti-ferromagnetic order that appears simultaneously with the field.

First in California: Using robotic assisted stenting

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 11:30 AM PST

An interventional cardiology team has successfully completed the first two robotically-assisted coronary angioplasty/stent procedures in California.