Medical Imaging
fMRI Research Locates “Lost” Languages in the Brain
A baby’s mother tongue creates neural patterns that the unconscious fetal brain recollects years later, even if the child completely stops using the language, as can occur in the isntance of international adoption, according to a new joint study. The study offers the first neural evidence that traces of the “lost” language remain in the brain. More...03 Dec 2014

Anticancer Agent and Radiotherapy Destroy Tumors but Protect Healthy Cells
Although radiation treatments have recently become much more optimized, it is still difficult to both sufficiently dose the tumor while sparing the surrounding tissue. A new anticancer drug currently under clinical development may help tackle this problem by protecting normal cells, but not the cancerous ones, from the effects of radiation. More...02 Dec 2014


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