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Researchers show that memories reside in specific brain cells | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Our memories leave traces that we may conjure up in remembrance, accompanied by time, place, and sensations. These memory “engrams” are more than just conceptual. Recent optogenetics studies have shown that memories really do reside in very specific brain cells, and simply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Stem cells hint at potential treatment for Huntingtons disease | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Huntington' s disease, the debilitating congenital neurological disorder that progressively robs patients of muscle coordination and cognitive ability, is a condition without effective treatment, a slow death sentence. But if researchers can build on new research, a special type of brain cell forged from stem cells could help restore the muscle coordination deficits that cause the uncontrollable spasms characteristic of the disease.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Oxford Instruments acquires Platinum Medical Imaging | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Oxford Instruments plc, a provider of high-technology tools and systems for industry and research, announced the acquisition of Platinum Medical Imaging LLC.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Cigarette lawsuit could delay bolder warnings | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Experts say cigarette makers' lawsuit against new labels will buy companies time and money” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Diet sabotage: Starved brain cells eat themselves | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “It may take more than willpower to stick to a diet. A researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine has discovered what happens to the brain when the body is hungry, and it involves a bizarre process of autophagy, or self-eating.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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New information revealed about a protein implicated in autism and similar disorders; could lead to better drug design | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “University of Michigan researcher Gabrielle Rudenko and her Life Sciences Institute lab have solved the structure of a protein that is implicated in a number of neuropsychiatric disorders including autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia and mental retardation” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Children who seldom smile, laugh or hug a parent might be at risk for depression | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “A new study from the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh shows that even if a child isn' t crying, frowning or displaying other negative emotions on a consistent basis, another warning sign is when a child shows fewer positive displays, like hugging a parent or smiling and laughing” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Interagency collaboration aims to bring advanced robotics to all | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “NASA, NIH, NSF and USDA are combining forces to fast-track the development and use of co-robots in the U.S. that work cooperatively with people. A solicitation for proposals for the new National Robotics Initiative (NRI) was recently released along with the establishment of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership. Investments in NRI may reach $50 million in the first year.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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iPhone app may help monitor Parkinsons disease | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a novel iPhone application that may enable persons with Parkinson' s disease and certain other neurological conditions to use the ubiquitous devices to collect data on hand and arm tremors and relay the results to medical personnel.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Demographic factors linked to mental health in black men | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Demographic factors significantly affect mental health concerns among black men, according to a study by the University of Michigan and University of Southern California that provides the first-ever national estimates of several mental disorders for black men” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Simplifying Parkinsons surgery | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Univ. of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has become the second academic medical center in the country where neurosurgeons can perform deep-brain stimulation (DBS) in an intra-operative MRI (iMRI) suite.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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GE and MIT collaborate on smart ultrasound technology development | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Supporting its quest through healthymagination to reach more patients with better health care globally, GE has joined with MIT to create a Medical Electronic Device Realization Center (MEDRC) at MIT. The MEDRC will help drive improvements in medical imaging systems and devices that take medical diagnosis, treatments, and monitoring to the next level.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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GE Genius Hall of Fame: Dr. John Schenck, MRI Pioneer | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “Congratulations to Dr. John Schenck, the first inductee into the GE Reports Genius Hall of Fame, which recognizes the most seasoned innovators at work creating world-changing technology at GE. Dr. Schenck was a member of the GE research team that first developed the clinically viable Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner. Unlike [...]” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Citizen science: Armies of volunteers aid research | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “The American eel has declined in population some 80 to 90% since the 1970s, and fisheries commissions are still not sure why. Much of the data that they hope will help solve the problem has been gathered by citizen scientists. This free labor is a growing trend in research, from classifying galaxies to counting birds, and is now a common citation in many peer-reviewed journal articles.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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Organic food label imparts health halo, study finds | R&D Mag
rdmag.com — “A new study finds that shoppers perceive foods labeled as ' organic' to possess health benefits they may in fact not offer.” View full resource at rdmag.com
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