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Use of psychosocial treatments in conjunction with medication for opioid addiction
Psychosocial interventions, used together with effective medications, are a key part of recommended treatment for…
Engineer models heart valves, wind turbines for better designs, performance
Computer modeling technologies are being developed to help engineers design better machines. The models are…
Why you should never use the term ‘the mentally ill’
Even subtle differences in how you refer to people with mental illness can affect levels…
Energy Harvesting via Smart Materials
A group of smart materials known as “electrostrictive polymers” have been explored for their potential…
An ancestor of the rabbit connects Europe and Asia
The species Amphilagus tomidai was recently discovered – an ancestor of the rabbit which lived…
Alzheimer-type brain pathology after transplantation of dura mater
Up to now Alzheimer’s disease has not been recognized as transmissible. Now researchers have demonstrated…
New policies, educational programs help, but don’t solve, problems with opioid abuse
Medical provider training, new clinic policies and efforts to ‘taper’ opioid use for pain treatment…
DNA imprinting defects associated with childhood osteosarcoma development, progression
Children diagnosed with osteosarcoma may be impacted by a DNA imprinting defect also found in…
Solving hard quantum problems: Everything is connected
Quantum objects cannot just be understood as the sum of their parts. This is what…