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Brazilian mediums shed light on brain activity during a trance state

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil analyzed the cerebral blood flow (CBF) of Brazilian mediums during the practice of psychography, described as a form of writing whereby ...

Neuroscience created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Alzheimer's plaques in PET brain scans identify future cognitive decline

Among patients with mild or no cognitive impairment, brain scans using a new radioactive dye can detect early evidence of Alzheimer's disease that may predict future decline, according to a multi-center study ...

Neuroscience created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Preventing diabetes: Researchers measure loss of human pancreas cells

(Medical Xpress) -- A Yale University-led research team has developed a way to measure the loss of insulin-producing islet cells in the human pancreas. The death of those beta cells leads to diabetes. The ...

Medical research created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cheap, safe and radiation-free: Now possible to detect cancer by measuring the elasticity of tumours

As one of the first countries in the world, Norway will be testing a completely new method for detecting cancer. This is done by measuring the elasticity of tumours. The method is called elastography. You ...

Cancer created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test could help diagnose Alzheimer's disease in live patients

The patient turned 40 over the summer and was already having symptoms that made her neurologist wonder whether she had Alzheimer's disease, the deadly, mind-killing dementia that usually attacks far older people.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel imaging could better identify patients who would benefit from implantable cardiac defibrillator

New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that cardiologists may have a new way to identify patients who are at the highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest, and the most likely to benefit from receiving an implantable ...

Cardiology created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0