As the Missouri River flows across the Great Plains to where it meets the Mississippi…
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Study compares switching meds vs. an additional med for patients unresponsive to an antidepressant
Among patients unresponsive to an antidepressant medication, adding the antipsychotic aripiprazole modestly increased the likelihood…
Use of osteoporosis drug with anti-inflammatory medication linked to lower risk of hip fracture
Among older patients using medium to high doses of the anti-inflammatory steroid prednisolone, treatment with…
USPSTF recommendation regarding behavioral counseling for cardiovascular disease prevention
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care professionals individualize the decision to…
Faster diagnosis of inherited, lethal nerve disease could advance search for new treatments
Physicians report success in a small study of a modified skin biopsy that hastens the…
Generous people live happier lives
Generosity makes people happier, even if they are only a little generous. People who act…
Simulating splash at the microscopic level
Spray cooling is one of the most promising methods for cooling high heat flow electronics….
Treatment rapidly reverses the effect of blood thinner dabigatran
A new treatment rapidly removes the oral blood thinner dabigatran (PRADAXA®) from circulation within minutes,…
Method determines cell age more accurately, could help elderly patients
Researchers are reporting progress in developing a method to accurately determine the functional age of…
Making telescopes that curve and twist
A new tool for computational design allows users to turn any 3-D shape into a…