Advisory: Researchers Present Work At Annual Meeting
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... "When you access both verbal and nonverbal information about an itemsuch as a famous face, you get activa...St. Louis. "But if you can access only one type of information -- asin the case of an unfamiliar face, which provides only nonverbal cues -- you useonly the right ...Hospital Stays Longer Than Three Days For 'Simple' Heart Attacks May Not Be Cost Effective
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...unced in the past month. Investors seeking information about IntraVec should call Tobia at 610-695-2079. For more information about technology available for license throughWake Forest University School of Medicine, call Fordha......gue, scientists may gain new insights into the way information sensed by the nerves can affect the immune system,... system of nerves may serve as the immune system's information superhighway, helping to coordinate the activity of its various isolated components. Interestingly, ...Now Is Time To Design Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically For Children, UCSF Neurologist Says
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...e New England Journal of Medicine article andother information will be available at Mayo Clinic's journalists' website at www.mayo.edu/news ....Patient Workshop On Trigeminal Neuralgia Scheduled
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