
Pill To Fight Alcoholism
Neuropharmacologists ran
clinical trials to find that
a drug called topiramate is
an effective therapeutic
medication for decreasing
heavy drinking and
diminishing the physical and
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From Immigrant To Brain Surgeon
Physician scientist Alfredo
Quinones has come a long way
since illegally entering the
United States. Today he is a
faculty member at Johns
Hopkins University. Quinones
is a respected brain surgeon ... > full story

Unraveling Brain Tumors
Brain tumor researchers have
found that brain tumors
arise from cancer stem cells
living within tiny
protective areas formed by
blood vessels in the brain.
Killing those cells is a
... > full story

Gene Chip for Personalized Meds
The first in a new
generation of gene
microarrays, computer chips
that chemically or
electrically express DNA,
can predict how a person's
body will metabolize about
... > full story
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Simulating Impaired Reflexes Teaches Effects of Drunk Driving
Health educators can now give students a realistic taste of the perils of drunk driving, using a DUI simulator. Special go-carts delay the reaction of the brake and gas pedals and exaggerate the ... > more -
Psychiatrists Can Predict Onset of Alzheimer's with New EEG Test
Using new computer software that analyzes EEG data, psychiatrists can now better distinguish early signs of Alzheimer's from normal aging, by spotting marked differences between the left and right ... > more -
Optical Scientists, Psychiatrists Develop Minimally Invasive Eye Test for Alzheimer's
Building upon a recent discovery that the same Alzheimer's disease process that goes on in the brain also occurs in the eye, researchers have developed a pair of optical tests that can determine the ... > more
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