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When considered collectively, four pathways fully account for all age-related variance in dementia risk

Considerable proportion of healthy individuals without back pain have MRI positive for sacroiliitis

Lower thalamic susceptibility, higher susceptibility of the globus pallidus linked to clinical disability

For-profit, free-standing facilities, large-chain facilities tied to lower patient scores

This represents a reversal, with in-person diagnoses more common before 2006

Trajectory of overall mortality rate smooth; no exponential trajectories in rates for individual drugs

Wide ranges of sleep quality and quantity with use of actigraphy among critically ill patients in ICU

Authors recommend professional interpreter when practical if patient has limited English proficiency

Mendelian randomization analysis provides evidence that increased height causally tied to varicose veins

Benefit of warfarin anticoagulation varies with varying published stroke rates

But weight loss no different for online, in-person DPP for obese/overweight veterans with prediabetes

For male students, gender nonconformity strongly associated with substance use

Reimaging only those with concerning neurologic findings, mass effect on initial CT could cut use

Technology can be used to identify the molecular markers of breast cancer tumors

Findings include both high-attenuation areas, interstitial lung abnormalities on scans

Findings among diverse population of overweight, obese women

Three factors help identify absolute 10-year risk of Alzheimer’s disease, all dementia for different groups

Similar percentage of people died if wounded in incidents with versus without semiautomatic rifle

Reducing positivity threshold also increased number of positive test results per cancer case

Actual probability of death for patients on liver transplant wait list underestimated by up to 17%