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  Autism May Involve Disordered White Matter in the Brain

  December 5, 2011 — It's still unclear what's different in the brains of people with autism spectrum disorders, but evidence from genetic and cell studies points to abnormalities in how brain cells, connect to each ... > full story
• Alzheimer's
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  Is It Alzheimer's Disease or Another Dementia? Marker May Give More Accurate Diagnosis

  November 30, 2011 — New research finds a marker used to detect plaque in the brain may help doctors make a more accurate diagnosis between two common types of dementia -- Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar ... > full story
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  Researchers Develop a Way to Monitor Engineered Blood Vessels as They Grow in Patients

  November 30, 2011 — New research describes how by using magnetic resonance imaging and nanoparticle technology, scientists can monitor the growth of laboratory-engineered blood vessels after implantation in patients. ... > full story
• Medical Technology
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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
• Video Games
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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
• Intelligence
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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
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
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  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  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
• Medical Technology
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  Nature of Water
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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
• Today's Healthcare
  Medical Imaging
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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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