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New Technology Reduces, Controls CT Radiation Exposure in Children: CT Scan Radiation Reduced by 37 Percent
Patients at certain
hospitals are being exposed
to significantly less
radiation during CT scans
because of new technology
... > full story
Validating Maps of the Brain's Resting State
Researchers have provided
important validation of maps
of the brain at rest that
may offer insights into
changes in the brain that
occur in neurological and
psychiatric disorders. ... > full story
Fiber-Optic Pen Helps See Inside Brains of Children With Learning Disabilities
For less than $100,
researchers have designed a
computer-interfaced drawing
pad that helps scientists
see inside the brains of
... > full story
Scan Predicts Whether Therapy or Meds Will Best Lift Depression
Pre-treatment scans of brain
activity predicted whether
depressed patients would
best achieve remission with
an antidepressant medication
or psychotherapy, in a study
... > full story
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Evolution of an Outbreak: Complications from Contaminated Steroid Injections
June 19, 2013 — Magnetic resonance imaging at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or ... > full story -
Borderline Personality Disorder
Psychology Research
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Altered Brain Structure in Pathological Narcissism
June 19, 2013 — A far-reaching disorder of the self-esteem is denoted as a narcissistic personality disorder. Persons with pathological narcissism on the one hand suffer from feelings of inferiority, while on the ... > full story -
Weight Loss Improves Memory and Alters Brain Activity in Overweight Women
June 17, 2013 — Memory improves in older, overweight women after they lose weight by dieting, and their brain activity actually changes in the regions of the brain that are important for memory tasks, a new study ... > full story -
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Brain-Imaging Technique Can Help Diagnose Movement Disorders
June 13, 2013 — A new study suggests a promising brain-imaging technique has the potential to improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s ... > full story -
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New Imaging Technique Holds Promise for Speeding MS Research
June 12, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new magnetic resonance imaging technique that detects the telltale signs of multiple sclerosis in finer detail than ever before -- providing a more powerful tool for ... > full story -
Cameras Five Times More Sensitive to Light? An Ultrasensitive Molybdenum-Based Image Sensor Developed
June 12, 2013 — Scientist have built a prototype for an image sensor based on the semi-conducting properties of molybdenite. It could one day result in cameras that are five times more light sensitive than current ... > full story -
Frequent Soccer Ball 'Heading' May Lead to Brain Injury
June 11, 2013 — Researchers have shown that soccer players who frequently head the ball have brain abnormalities resembling those found in patients with concussion (mild traumatic brain injury). The study used ... > full story -
High Sugar Intake Linked to Low Dopamine Release in Insulin Resistant Patients
June 10, 2013 — A PET study indicates that overeating and weight gain contributing to onset of diabetes could be related to a deficit in reward circuits in the ... > full story -
Study Examines Cancer Risk from Pediatric Radiation Exposure from CT Scans
June 10, 2013 — According to a study of seven U.S. healthcare systems, the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head, abdomen/pelvis, chest or spine, in children younger than age 14 more than doubled from ... > full story -
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Cardiac MRI Use Reduces Adverse Events for Patients With Acute Chest Pain
June 10, 2013 — Doctors have found that using stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in an Emergency Department observation unit to care for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win – for the ... > full story
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