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Economic issues are key to predicting whether students will graduate college, study shows
Economic issues play a significant role in determining whether first-time students enrolling in a four-year college…
Prosthetic knee type may determine cost of care for amputees
The direct medical costs of falls in adults with a transfemoral amputation are described in a…
‘Big Muddy’ Missouri river needs a plan
As the Missouri River flows across the Great Plains to where it meets the Mississippi River…
In rats that can’t control glutamate, cocaine is less rewarding, staving off relapse
Rats missing a neuroreceptor that controls the release of the neurotransmitter glutamate are less amenable to…
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 of…
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 the…
USPSTF recommendation regarding behavioral counseling for cardiovascular disease prevention
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care professionals individualize the decision to offer…
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional therapies for deadly pediatric brain cancers
Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of…
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 earlier…