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  Brain Scans Might Predict Future Criminal Behavior

  March 28, 2013 — A portable MRI was used to assess anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) activity in 96 adult male inmates who were then followed for up to four years after their release from prison. Those who re-offended ... > full story
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  Imaging Methodology Reveals Nano Details Not Seen Before: Understanding Nanoparticles at Atomic Scale in 3-D Could Improve Materials

  March 27, 2013 — Scientists have produced 3-D images and videos of a tiny platinum nanoparticle at atomic resolution that reveal new details of defects in nanomaterials that have not been seen ... > full story
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  Researchers Discover the Brain Origins of Variation in Pathological Anxiety

  March 25, 2013 — New findings from nonhuman primates suggest that an overactive core circuit in the brain, and its interaction with other specialized circuits, accounts for the variability in symptoms shown by ... > full story
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  Requests for Lower-Back MRIs Often Unnecessary, Experts Say

  March 25, 2013 — More than half of lower-back MRIs ordered at two Canadian hospitals were either inappropriate or of questionable value for patients. And family doctors were more apt to order these unnecessary tests ... > full story
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  Parkinsons' Drug Helps Older People to Make Decisions

  March 24, 2013 — A drug widely used to treat Parkinson's disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a new study has ... > full story
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  Acting out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia

  March 21, 2013 — The strongest predictor of whether a man is developing dementia with Lewy bodies — the second most common form of dementia in the elderly — is whether he acts out his dreams while ... > full story
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  New Method May Sharpen Microscopic Images

  March 21, 2013 — UT Dallas researchers are developing a new low-light imaging method that could improve a number of scientific applications, including the microscopic imaging of molecules in cancer ... > full story
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  Gulf War Illness Linked to Physical Changes in Brain Fibers That Process Pain

  March 20, 2013 — Researchers have found what they say is evidence that veterans who suffer from "Gulf War Illness" have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals. Brain scans of 31 veterans ... > full story
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  Stem Cells Entering Heart Can Be Tracked With Nano-Hitchhikers

  March 20, 2013 — The promise of repairing damaged hearts through regenerative medicine -- infusing stem cells into the heart in the hope that these cells will replace worn out or damaged tissue -- has yet to meet ... > full story
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  Uncontrolled Hypertension Could Bring Increased Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

  March 18, 2013 — A new study suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease and other age-related ... > full story

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