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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1957

Page

4

Mental Illness Discovery Aims to Predict Treatment Thresholds

A study by Dr Charles Shagass and Arthur L Jones shows sedation thresholds measured by sodium amytal and brain wave tests may separate neurotic from psychotic depression and predict response to electroconvulsive therapy. The research cites 1500 tests from McGill University and the University of Toronto and notes two Canadian psychiatrists presented findings at a major American psychiatric meeting.

Chicago Charles Shagass McGill University Montreal Arthur L. Jones University of Toronto

Radioactive Necklace Aims at Breast Cancer at Brookhaven

At a Brookhaven National Laboratory conference, Dr. Willard Libby described a radioactive necklace implanted to treat breast cancer using cobalt-60 and other isotopes. He noted new in body techniques include sewing cobalt thread into tumors and injecting small seeds of radio elements, offering advantages over conventional radiography.

Brookhaven United States Brookhaven National Laboratory North South America Willard F. Libby Atomic Energy ’ Commisssion AEC Libby Esa

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