News tagged with magnetic resonance imaging
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Kids with brains that under-react to painful images
When children with conduct problems see images of others in pain, key parts of their brains don't react in the way they do in most people. This pattern of reduced brain activity upon witnessing pain may serve as a neurobiological ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 02, 2013 |
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Brain patterns may help predict relapse risk for alcoholism
(Medical Xpress)—Distinct patterns of brain activity are linked to greater rates of relapse among alcohol dependent patients in early recovery, a study has found. The research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 02, 2013 |
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Australian scientists map mouse brains in greatest detail yet
(Medical Xpress)—Hopes for a cure for many brain diseases may rest on the humble mouse, now that scientists can map the rodents' brains more thoroughly than ever before.
Neuroscience
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Standard criteria needed for spinal stenosis diagnosis
(HealthDay)—There is a need for a consensus on criteria to define and classify lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a review published in the April 15 issue of Spine.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 28, 2013 |
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Microwave imaging can see how well treatment is progressing
Microwave imaging can be used to monitor how well treatment for breast cancer is working, finds new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research. Microwave tomography was ab ...
Cancer
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Brain biology tied to social reorientation during entry to adolescence
A specific region of the brain is in play when children consider their identity and social status as they transition into adolescence—that often-turbulent time of reaching puberty and entering middle school, ...
Neuroscience
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Anti-smoking ads with strong arguments, not flashy editing, trigger part of brain involving behavior change
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with ...
Neuroscience
Apr 23, 2013 |
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CI therapy produces increase in grey matter in brains of children with cerebral palsy
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) report that children with cerebral palsy who underwent Constraint Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) saw a significant increase in grey matter ...
Neuroscience
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Atrophy in key region of brain associated with multiple sclerosis
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. According to the ...
Neuroscience
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Lost your keys? Your cat? The brain can rapidly mobilize a search party
A contact lens on the bathroom floor, an escaped hamster in the backyard, a car key in a bed of gravel: How are we able to focus so sharply to find that proverbial needle in a haystack? Scientists at the University ...
Neuroscience
Apr 21, 2013 |
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AMSSM: Autologous stem cells show promise for ACL tears
(HealthDay)—For patients with partial or complete non-retracted anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, injection of autologous mesenchymal stem cells directly into the ACL sheath may help heal the tear, ...
Medical research
Apr 20, 2013 |
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Two landmark studies report on success of using image-guided brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer
Geneva, Switzerland: Two large, landmark radiotherapy studies have shown that it is possible to treat cervical cancer effectively with high doses specifically adapted to each tumour, and with fewer serious side-effects to ...
Cancer
Apr 20, 2013 |
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Increased brain activity predicts future onset of substance use
Do people get caught in the cycle of overeating and drug addiction because their brain reward centers are over-active causing them to experience greater cravings for food or drugs? In a unique prospective study Oregon Research ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 18, 2013 |
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Doctoral dissertation studies the use of light in measuring cerebral circulation
Tiina Näsi, a researcher of biomedical engineering at Aalto University, studied in her doctoral thesis the use of light in measuring the brain's blood circulation. This optical measurement may in the future help discover ...
Medical research
Apr 12, 2013 |
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Researchers show brain's battle for attention
(Medical Xpress)—We've all been there: You're at work deeply immersed in a project when suddenly you start thinking about your weekend plans. It happens because behind the scenes, parts of your brain are ...
Neuroscience
Apr 11, 2013 |
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