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Autistic brain circuits make mother's voice just another sound	18.6.2013	LA Times: Science
A human voice has no special ring to the autistic brain because areas related to reward and emotional context are not well wired to its center of voice recognition, a Stanford University study has found.
Autistic brain circuits make mother's voice just another sound	18.6.2013	Chicago Tribune: Health
Autistic brain circuits make mother's voice just another sound
Studies find biological evidence of Gulf War illness	15.6.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
In the two decades since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, medical researchers have struggled to explain a mysterious amalgam of problems in thousands of Gulf War veterans, including joint pain, physical malaise and gastrointestinal disorders.
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Researchers Find Biological Evidence of Gulf War Illnesses	15.6.2013	NYT: Home Page
Researchers Find Biological Evidence of Gulf War Illnesses
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Could Brain Scans Reveal The Right Treatment For Depression?	13.6.2013	NPR News
Treating depression is a hit-or-miss process; the first treatment works less than half the time. Scientists say they may be able to use PET brain scans to tell whether antidepressants or cognitive behavioral therapy will work best. But tailored treatments are still far off.
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FDA, facing cybersecurity threats, tightens medical-device standards	13.6.2013	Washington Post
The Food and Drug Administration is tightening standards for a wide range of medical devices — from fetal monitors used in hospitals to pacemakers implanted in people — because of escalating concerns that the gadgets are vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches that could harm patients. ...
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No progress in health wait times in Canada: report	11.6.2013	Montreal Gazette: News
Despite government attempts to reduce delays for medical therapies, wait times for access to care have stagnated or worsened, according to the eighth report card issued by the Wait Time Alliance Tuesday. The only bright note: Quebec did better than average for two procedures.
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The Secret to Tomato Sauce's Power	11.6.2013	Wall St. Journal: Asia
Scientists have identified a number of mechanisms by which lycopene, found in tomato sauce and paste, helps enhance cancer-fighting properties in healthy prostate cells.
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The Patient Who Let Us Peek Inside A Brain In 'Present Tense'	6.6.2013	NPR Health Science
For nearly 50 years, neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin worked with Henry Molaison, who lost most of his memory in 1953 after experimental surgery for severe seizures. Their work together taught us much of what we know today about memory, and she writes about Molaison and their work in her new book.
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Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Cough That Won’t Quit	6.6.2013	New York Times Health
Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Cough That Won’t Quit
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Op-Ed Contributor: Addressing Medical Errors	29.5.2013	IHT: Health/Science
Op-Ed Contributor: Addressing Medical Errors
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Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man	23.5.2013	New Scientists HIV
Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man
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Intermountain Healthcare alerts patients to cumulative radiation exposure	23.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Kirsten Stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 22, 2013 01:34PM MDT Roughly 25 patients a day are wheeled into Intermountain Medical Center’s “cath lab” for CT scans to look for calcium buildup in their coronary arteries. Coronary artery scans — the newest addition to radiologists’ growing arsenal of diagnostic tools — can aid doctors in diagnosing heart problems early. But they expose patients to 50 to 150 times the radiation of a chest X-ray, raising their risk for developing cancer later in life. “We want to make sure patients are getting tests only for the ... ...
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Bruyère at forefront of Canada’s largest study on aging	22.5.2013	Ottawa Citizen: News
A behind-the-scenes look at the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging in Ottawa
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3D printer shows surgeons secrets of strange hearts	21.5.2013	New Scientist: Living World
3D printer shows surgeons secrets of strange hearts
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New Tracking of a Patient's Radiation Exposure	21.5.2013	WSJ: Health
Some hospital groups are measuring and reporting patients' cumulative medical radiation exposure from tests and scans. How this move may shape treatment and care decisions for patients and their doctors.
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Photos: Is This the Future of Special Operations?	16.5.2013	Wired Top Stories
Photos: Is This the Future of Special Operations?
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To help solve challenging cardiac problems, doctors at Children’s press ‘print’	14.5.2013	Washington Post
It may sound like something out of science fiction, but doctors at Children’s National Medical Center are making hearts. Not actual hearts, but three- dimensional synthetic models churned out by what looks like an ordinary ...
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In Bombings, a Bitter Bookend for Robert Mueller	10.5.2013	NY Times: Washington
In Bombings, a Bitter Bookend for Robert Mueller
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Bad brains, criminal family trees and the rise of neurocriminology	7.5.2013	Seattle Times: Opinion
An interview last week on NPR’s Fresh Air with criminologist Adrian Raine raises a fascinating question: do bad brains cause bad behavior? Raine thinks so, and has the brain imaging research to prove it. Brain scans of psychopaths show their brains are different from normal people, and their a
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