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Can a brain scan predict your death? Scientists say it might be possible and even hint diseases you could face

A quick MRI brain scan in your 40s might reveal more than just brain health; it could also predict how long you might live. According to researchers at Duke University, changes in the brain’s ...
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Brain scans reveal neural mechanisms that underlie suicidal thoughts, behaviors in veterans

Implicit Association Tests (IATs) are computerized tests that can be used to assess the subconscious association between different concepts. A form of the IAT, the Suicide Implicit Association Test (S ...
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Brain-dead: Doctors say rare for patients to recover

Diverse team of doctors consult on a TV screen showing MRI scan with brain images. [iStock Photos] A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up-they eventually die, according to medical ...

A scientist says he can scan prisoners’ brains for signs of evil. Did his disputed science put a man on death row?

Kent Kiehl convinced the US legal system he can find violence in prisoners’ brains. His theories have been since used by defense lawyers – with grave consequences for prisoners ...