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Early Treatment Sparks Striking Brain Changes
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[08/11/2012] When given early treatment, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) made significant improvements in behavior, communication, and most strikingly, brain function, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study. Early Treatment Sparks Striking Brain Changes - Read more
Test Predicts Levels of Responsible Enzymes
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[06/11/2012] Predicting how atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer will progress or respond to drugs in individual patients is difficult. Researchers just took another step toward that goal by developing a technique able to predict from a blood sample the amount of cathepsins that a person would produce. Test Predicts Levels of Responsible Enzymes - Read more
Eye Scan Can Predict Brain Damage
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[19/10/2012] An inexpensive, five-minute eye scan can accurately assess the amount of brain damage in people with the debilitating autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis (MS), and offer clues about how quickly the disease is progressing, according to results of two Johns Hopkins studies. Eye Scan Can Predict Brain Damage - Read more
Quiz Could Determine Patients' Death Risk
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[15/10/2012] A simple six-question quiz, typically used to assess disabilities in the elderly, could help doctors determine which kidney dialysis patients of any age are at the greatest risk of death, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Quiz Could Determine Patients' Death Risk - Read more
'Barcode' Blood Test for Aggressive Cancer
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[12/10/2012] A team at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust found reading the pattern of genes switched on and off in blood cells could accurately detect which advanced prostate cancers had the worst survival. 'Barcode' Blood Test for Aggressive Cancer - Read more
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