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He was stuck in a hospital for 8 months. How states can fail people with disabilities

11:39am November 21, 2024

In Georgia and other states, the federal government oversees the treatment of people with mental illness and developmental disabilities, because the states have been unable to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the subsequent Olmstead ruling.

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These matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides

8:29am November 14, 2024

Groups that connect elders and teens — both in real life and online — have a new sense of urgency in the loneliness epidemic.

The BRAIN Initiative aims to accelerate basic research.

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BRAIN Initiative Bets On Wearable Scanners, Laser-Controlled Cells

1:53pm July 24, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

A wearable PET scanner and lasers that could control individual brain circuits are among the projects funded by a $46 million federal effort to accelerate research on the human brain.