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Hologram-Like 3-D Brain Helps Researchers Decode Migraine Pain
April 18, 2013 Wielding a joystick and wearing special glasses, a pain researcher rotates and slices apart a large, colorful, 3-D brain floating in space before ... > full story -
Scientists Scan the Human Heart to Create Digital Anatomical Library
April 18, 2013 Medical researchers have demonstrated the anatomical reconstruction of an active human heart. The research uses contrast-computed tomography (CT) to allow in-depth 3-D computer modeling of hearts ... > full story -
Photoacoustics Spares Healthy Lymph Nodes in Patients With Metastasized Cancer
April 18, 2013 If a tumor has spread through the lymph nodes, the decision is often taken to exercise caution and remove extra tissue, to prevent it from spreading further. This often involves the removal of ... > full story -
Researchers Devise X-Ray Approach to Track Surgical Devices, Minimize Radiation Exposure
April 16, 2013 Researchers have developed a new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in "minimally invasive" surgical procedures while also limiting the patient's exposure to radiation from the ... > full story -
Mammogram Tool Improves Some Breast Cancer Detection but Also Increases False Alarms
April 16, 2013 A costly and widely used mammography add-on increases detection of noninvasive and early-stage invasive breast cancer but also makes more mistakes than mammography alone, researchers have ... > full story -
Electrical Pulse Treatment Pokes Holes in Hard-to-Treat Tumors
April 14, 2013 A new, minimally invasive treatment that tears microscopic holes in tumors without harming healthy tissue is a promising treatment for challenging cancers, suggests a preliminary ... > full story -
Lights, Chemistry, Action: New Method for Mapping Brain Activity
April 10, 2013 Building on their history of innovative brain-imaging techniques, scientists have developed a new way to use light and chemistry to map brain activity in fully-awake, moving animals, opening a new ... > full story -
System Provides Clear Brain Scans of Awake, Unrestrained Mice
April 9, 2013 Researchers have shown that the AwakeSPECT system can obtain detailed, functional images of the brain of a freely moving, conscious ... > full story -
Healthy Doctors Make Healthy Patients, Study Finds
April 8, 2013 Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers have ... > full story -
Non-Invasive Mapping Helps to Localize Language Centers Before Brain Surgery
April 8, 2013 A new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique may provide neurosurgeons with a non-invasive tool to help in mapping critical areas of the brain before surgery, reports a new ... > full story
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