Volume 4, Issue 7 -- February 25, 2004
FEATURE: Magnetism and the brain
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Using an advanced brain-scanning technology, researchers at Boston's
McLean Hospital scanned the medicated and unmedicated brains of 30
people with bipolar disorder to detect possible new treatments for the
more than 2 million American adults who suffer from the disease. But
something unexpected happened. A patient who had been so depressed she
could barely speak became ebullient after the 45-minute brain scan.
Electromagnetic fields might have a curative effect on debilitating
melancholy
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SPOTLIGHT: Mental health
A new brain-imaging technique should help with both treating and
diagnosing Alzheimer's
Heart disease, cancer, and even your bones are all affected by
depression
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Toddlers in turmoil
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