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  Researchers' New Recipe Cooks Up Better Tissue 'Phantoms'

  November 30, 2011 — The precise blending of tiny particles and multicolor dyes transforms gelatin into a realistic surrogate for human tissue. These tissue mimics, known as "phantoms," provide an accurate proving ground ... > full story
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  Self-Referral Leads to More Negative Exams for Patients

  November 30, 2011 — Physicians who have a financial interest in imaging equipment are more likely to refer their patients for potentially unnecessary imaging exams, according to a new ... > full story
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  Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men

  November 30, 2011 — A functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis of long-term effects of violent video game play on the brain has found changes in brain regions associated with cognitive function and emotional ... > full story
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  Frequent 'Heading' in Soccer Can Lead to Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment

  November 29, 2011 — Using advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests, researchers have shown that repeatedly heading a soccer ball increases the risk for brain ... > full story
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  Virtual Childbirth Simulator Improves Safety of High-Risk Deliveries

  November 29, 2011 — Newly developed computer software combined with magnetic resonance imaging of a fetus may help physicians better assess a woman's potential for a difficult ... > full story
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  Researchers Use CT to Recreate Stradivarius Violin

  November 28, 2011 — Using computed tomography imaging and advanced manufacturing techniques, a team of experts has created a reproduction of a 1704 Stradivarius ... > full story
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  Integrated 3-D Imaging Facilitates Human Face Transplantation

  November 28, 2011 — By combining conventional medical imaging with some of the same 3-D modeling techniques used in Hollywood blockbusters, researchers are offering new hope to victims of serious facial injuries who may ... > full story
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  Functional Brain Pathways Disrupted in Children With ADHD

  November 28, 2011 — Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, researchers have identified abnormalities in the brains of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder that may serve as a biomarker for the ... > full story
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  Restricted Calorie Diet Improves Heart Function in Obese Patients With Diabetes

  November 28, 2011 — A low-calorie diet eliminates insulin dependence and leads to improved heart function in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new ... > full story
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  Development of the Brain Network in the Fetus Now Measurable for the First Time in the Womb

  November 24, 2011 — Scientists have demonstrated for the first time ever that there are fetal brain developments that can be measured using functional magnetic resonance tomography in the womb. This means that ... > full story

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