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Popular cancer drug linked to often fatal brain virus

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 57-year-old lawyer in New York had handily completed the New York Times' Saturday crossword puzzle - the hardest of the week - for years. But one Saturday morning, suddenly he couldn't retrieve the words to fill in the ...





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Experts warn over health check brain scans

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study has voiced concern about the growing market for brain screening tests, which people can buy as part of a general health MOT.


Brain lesions more common than previously thought

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New research shows cerebral microbleeds, which are lesions in the brain, are more common in people over 60 than previously thought. The study is published in the April 1, 2008, issue of Neurology.


Gorilla gets MRI at Bronx Zoo

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Talk about house calls! The Wildlife Conservation Society thanks The Brain Tumor Foundation and its "Road To Early Detection" campaign for their assistance in performing a brain scan on a gorilla at the Bronx Zoo.


Scientists want MRI to read minds

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created Jan 01, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A magnetic resonance imaging machine at the University of Illinois at Chicago tracks neurons in a way that reveals how real-time thoughts form, a report says.


Study gives more proof that intelligence is largely inherited

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

They say a picture tells a thousand stories, but can it also tell how smart you are? Actually, say UCLA researchers, it can.


Researchers seek to map the brain patterns of Alzheimer's disease

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created Jan 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at UC Davis have launched an innovative study to determine whether closer examination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can detect the onset of Alzheimer's disease even before patients begin to show the ...


Study challenges routine use of MRI scans to evaluate breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Reviewing the records of 577 breast cancer patients, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers found that women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who receive a breast MRI are more likely to receive a mastectomy after their diagnosis ...


A new scan for lung diseases

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People with chronic lung disease and asthma could soon be offered better treatment thanks to a new type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan being pioneered at The University of Nottingham.


MRI may help predict schizophrenia

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created Dec 08, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Brain scans may help predict schizophrenia, Scottish researchers say, by detecting changes in the brain's gray matter.


Facial expressions have greater impact on kids with bipolar disorder

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created Nov 26, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Children with bipolar disorder respond differently to facial expressions than children without psychiatric disorders, according to a new study led by a Bradley Hospital researcher.



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