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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

Gowin and his colleagues analyzed data from 1,003 adults between 22 and 36 years of age who had functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), urine toxicology, and cannabis use results collected at one academic site between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Human Connectome Project. It’s more complicated than that. The cohort (mean age, 28.7

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog

A surrogate endpoint is a marker, such as a laboratory measurement, radiographic image, physical sign or other measure that is thought to predict clinical benefit but is not itself a measure of clinical benefit. That PTE application was submitted to the PTO on July 26, 2012. 6,953,787 [] for [PTE] request under 35 U.S.C. §

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

Recognizing Hypertensive Emergencies The end-organ dysfunction component of this diagnosis presents as particular symptoms, physical exam findings, or laboratory and imaging results. 2012 Sep 5;4:85-92. Quick References 2024; 10.1542/aap.ppcqr.396258. Patel NH, Romero SK, Kaelber DC. Open Access Emerg Med. doi: 10.2147/OAEM.S32809.