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  Vision Researchers Test Theory on Visual Orientation

  Vision researchers suspect that people who do not need maps to find their way may be remembering visual landmarks. To test this theory, the scientists are having volunteers navigate through a virtual ... > more
• Pain Control
  Neuropathy
  Today's Healthcare
  Arthritis
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  Anesthesiologists Use Nerve Blocks As Alternative To General Anesthesia

  Anesthesiologists use ultrasound to locate peripheral nerves, then inject a nerve numbing medication into the area. A single injection leaves a limb numb for several hours or a day. The medication is ... > more
• Accident and Trauma
  Educational Psychology
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  Doctors, Biomedical Engineers Develop Device for Diagnosing Concussion in Minutes

  Using a handheld unit attached to a laptop, doctors can now check in just five to seven minutes if a patient has suffered from concussion, by testing cognitive functions such as reaction time and ... > more
• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Dementia
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
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  Neurologists, Imaging Scientists Use Medical Physics to Spot Disease in Blood Vessels

  A new brain-imaging method allows physicians to diagnose Alzheimer's before its onset. A radioactive dye is injected in the blood and travels to the brain, where it attaches to plaque deposits of ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Obesity
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  Sociologists Weigh In On Obesity Increasing The Length Of Hospital Stays

  Sociologists found a direct relationship between obesity and duration and frequency of hospital stays. Researchers found that, on average, obese persons stayed one and a half days longer than those ... > more
• Brain Injury
  Intelligence
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  Neuroscience
  Psychology
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Psychologists Use fMRI To Understand Ties Between Memories And The Imagination

  Psychologists have found that thought patterns used to recall the past and imagine the future are strikingly similar. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to show the brain at work, they have ... > more
• Spirituality
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  Racial Issues
  Perception
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  Marketing Researchers Find Betting On Sports And Reality TV Spoils The Fun

  Marketing researchers have found that making wagers on sports and reality television spoils the enjoyment of the event because people fear losing their bets. In a five year study, participants were ... > more
• Personalized Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
  Pharmacology
  Diseases and Conditions
  HIV and AIDS
  Medical Technology
   
  

  Psychiatrists Can Now Predict An Individual Patient's Response To A Drug

  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 25 percent of drugs on the market, ... > more
• Alcoholism
  Addiction
  Pharmacology
  Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Neuropharmacologists Find Topiramate Effective For Treatment Of 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 psychosocial harm ... > more
• Today's Healthcare
  Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Health Policy
  Elder Care
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  Linguists Work With Medical Students To Help Them Relate To Spanish-speaking Patients

  A unique program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is helping health care professionals understand and treat patients better by teaching them how to communicate with patients who ... > more

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