This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
How to fight wildfires with science
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How to fight wildfires with science
Thursday 14 December 2017, 11:09 AM
Wildfire threatens a home near Possum Kingdom, Texas, April 19, 2011. State Farm, CC BY
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Albert Simeoni, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
In the month of October nearly 250,000 acres, more than 8,000 homes and over 40 people fell vict