Appropriate Statin Prescriptions Increase Sixfold With Automated Referrals
The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins -- a medicine used to lower "bad" cholesterol levels --…
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How Tiny Hinges Bend the Infection-Spreading Spikes of a Coronavirus
A coronavirus uses protein "spikes" to grab and infect cells. Despite their name, those spikes aren't stiff and…
Ground-Breaking Discovery Could Pave the Way for New Therapies to Prevent…
Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is…
Cut Salt, Cut Blood Pressure
Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure-reducing drugs, by…
Scientists Unveil Detailed Cell Maps of the Human Brain and the Nonhuman Primate…
A group of international scientists have mapped the genetic, cellular, and structural makeup of the human brain…
Ketamine’s Effect on Depression May Hinge on Hope
In an unusual trial, Stanford Medicine researchers found that a patient's belief that they had received ketamine,…
Hospital Superbugs: Could One Vaccine Rule Them All?
What if a vaccine, given to patients just before or after arriving at the hospital, could protect them against…
COVID Infection Risk Rises the Longer You Are Exposed — Even for Vaccinated People
Prolonged exposure in close proximity to someone with COVID-19 puts people at high risk of catching the disease,…
Strike at Outbreak-Alert Service ProMED to End — But Tensions Remain
A month-long strike at ProMED — a disease-surveillance system that issued some of the earliest warnings…
How Our Cellular “Antennas” Affect Aging
Nearly every cell in our body has hair-like structures on their surfaces known as cilia. These tiny, thread-like…