NYC Sentinel

Where the race is over, hugs, cheers and tears begin

After running all 26.2 miles of the New York City Marathon, the athletes met their family and friends on Central Park West. — Artis Henderson and Wadzanai Mhute

Continue reading...

In medicine’s wild west, a brain scan helps with early diagnosis of schizophrenia

By Artis Henderson Tucked into a corner of the basement level of Columbia University’s Neurological Health Institute, scientists are exploring some of the last unchartered territory on the planet: the human brain. It’s here that researchers made a recent breakthrough. A study published in the September 2009 Archives of General Psychiatry reported that doctors may be able to diagnose early-stage schizophrenia using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scan.

Continue reading...