
New Technology Reduces, Controls CT Radiation Exposure in Children: CT Scan Radiation Reduced by 37 Percent
Patients at certain
hospitals are being exposed
to significantly less
radiation during CT scans
because of new technology
... > full story

Validating Maps of the Brain's Resting State
Researchers have provided
important validation of maps
of the brain at rest that
may offer insights into
changes in the brain that
occur in neurological and
psychiatric disorders. ... > full story

Scan Predicts Whether Therapy or Meds Will Best Lift Depression
Pre-treatment scans of brain
activity predicted whether
depressed patients would
best achieve remission with
an antidepressant medication
or psychotherapy, in a study
... > full story

New Imaging Technique Holds Promise for Speeding MS Research
Researchers have developed a
new magnetic resonance
imaging technique that
detects the telltale signs
of multiple sclerosis in
finer detail than ever
... > full story
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Evolution of an Outbreak: Complications from Contaminated Steroid Injections
June 19, 2013 Magnetic resonance imaging at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or ... > full story -
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Altered Brain Structure in Pathological Narcissism
June 19, 2013 A far-reaching disorder of the self-esteem is denoted as a narcissistic personality disorder. Persons with pathological narcissism on the one hand suffer from feelings of inferiority, while on the ... > 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 -
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 -
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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 -
Carbon Nanotubes for Molecular Magnetic Resonances
June 9, 2013 Researchers have developed a new technique for measuring very weak forces on a molecular scale. Thanks to the use of carbon nanotubes, they have achieved the highest level of sensitivity to date. ... > full story -
Neuroimaging May Offer New Way to Diagnose Bipolar Disorder
June 5, 2013 MRI may be an effective way to diagnose mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, according to ... > full story -
Songbirds May Give Insight to Nature Vs. Nurture
June 3, 2013 A new research technique allows neural imaging of auditory stimuli in songbirds via ... > full story -
Therapy That Heats and Destroys Bone Tumors Eases Patients' Pain
June 2, 2013 Patients with cancer that has spread to their bones are often treated with radiation therapy to reduce pain. But if that treatment doesn’t work, or can’t be used again, a second, ... > full story
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