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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 -
Scan Predicts Whether Therapy or Meds Will Best Lift Depression
June 12, 2013 Pre-treatment scans of brain activity predicted whether depressed patients would best achieve remission with an antidepressant medication or psychotherapy, in a study that may help mental health ... > 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 -
Women Can Be Screened Years Later Than Men With 'Virtual Colonoscopy'
June 10, 2013 A new study has found that women can be screened for colorectal cancer at least five to 10 years later than men when undergoing an initial “virtual colonoscopy.” The findings may help ... > full story
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