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THE DOCTOR BEHIND THIS NEW APPROACH. IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A REGULAR BRAIN SCAN, BUT THERE IS A WHOLE NEW WAY DOCTORS ARE LOOKING AT THESE. SO BOTH PEOPLE HAVE HAD A MECHANISM FOR FOR A TRAUMATIC BRAIN ...

Aug. 11 (UPI) --New military recruits will begin receiving baseline cognitive tests that will make it easier to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries as their careers progress, the Defense ...