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  Computing the Best High-Resolution 3-D Tissue Images

  April 23, 2012 — Real-time, 3-D microscopic tissue imaging could be a revolution for medical fields such as cancer diagnosis, minimally invasive surgery and ophthalmology. Researchers have developed a technique to ... > full story
• Immune System
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  Fluorescent Biosensor Reveals Mechanism Critical to Immune System Amplification

  April 23, 2012 — Using a new fluorescent biosensor they developed, researchers have discovered how a key set of immune cells exchange information during their coordinated assault on invading pathogens. The immune ... > full story
• Lung Cancer
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  Early Detection Techniques Offer Hope for Improved Outcomes in Lung Cancer Patients

  April 18, 2012 — New techniques for identifying lung cancer earlier –- including a new type of chest screening, a nanotech ‘nose’ and a method to examine the cells of the cheek -- are showing ... > full story
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  Brain Scans Can Predict Weight Gain and Sexual Activity, Research Shows

  April 17, 2012 — At a time when obesity has become epidemic in American society, scientists have found that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans may be able to predict weight gain. In a new study, ... > full story
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  Nanoparticles Home in on Brain Tumors, Boost Accuracy of Surgical Removal

  April 15, 2012 — Like special-forces troops laser-tagging targets for a bomber pilot, tiny particles that can be imaged three different ways at once have enabled scientists to remove brain tumors from mice with ... > full story
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  Trouble Coping With the Unfamiliar as You Age? Blame Your White Matter

  April 11, 2012 — A brain-mapping study has found that people's ability to make decisions in novel situations decreases with age and is associated with a reduction in the integrity of two specific white-matter ... > full story
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  Grid-Based Computing to Fight Neurological Disease

  April 11, 2012 — Grid computing, long used by physicists and astronomers to crunch masses of data quickly and efficiently, is making the leap into the world of biomedicine. Researchers have networked hundreds of ... > full story
• Alzheimer's
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  New MRI Technique May Predict Progress of Dementias

  April 10, 2012 — A new technique for analyzing brain images offers the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging to predict the rate of progression and physical path of many degenerative brain diseases, report ... > full story
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  First FDA-Approved Magnetic Heartburn Device

  April 9, 2012 — Physicians have implanted the new FDA-approved LINX device in a 29-year old patient suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a chronic digestive disease that can lead to severe ... > full story
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  Invasive Heart Test Being Dramatically Overused, Study Shows

  April 6, 2012 — An invasive heart test used routinely to measure heart function is being dramatically overused, especially among patients who recently underwent similar, more effective tests, according to a new ... > full story
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  Mystery of Human Consciousness Illuminated: Primitive Consciousness Emerges First as You Awaken from Anesthesia

  April 4, 2012 — Primitive consciousness emerges first as you awaken from anesthesia. Awakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness ... > full story
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  Radioactive Antibody Fragment May Help Scientists Identify Artery Deposits

  March 29, 2012 — Creating a tiny, radioactive antibody fragment may help scientists identify artery deposits most likely to burst and cause a heart attack. A non-invasive system uses miniature antibodies to detect a ... > full story

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