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60 second test could help early diagnosis of common brain diseases
08-22-2007 · EurekAlert!Research published next week in the Institute of Physics' Journal of Neural Engineering suggests that we could soon be able to diagnose the onset of many brain diseases by analysing the tiny magnetic fields produced by neuron activity in the brain.
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