Brain Scan Program Among New Mexico Senator's Achievements
Last week,
The Albuquerque Tribune honored Senator Pete Domenici with a lengthy article about the accomplishments that he has made while in office. They had a lot of great things to say about this New Mexico senator who has spent such a significant amount of time in office. And among those things was mention of a
brain scan program that he helped to put into place years ago.
"Phil Eaton, vice president emeritus of the University of New Mexico Center for Health Sciences, tells of another initiative that was solely Domenici's initiative. At Los Alamos, Domenici saw a brain-scan technology, magnetic encephalography, which can map when there is activity in parts of the brain. "It was obvious to the senator that something had to be done to see how this could affect an outcome for treatment," said Eaton. Domenici came up with a proposal and $10 million a year in funding to link researchers at Harvard, the University of Minnesota and UNM Health Sciences into a joint research project using magnetic encephalography. It's now called the Mind Network."
This is one example of how someone that isn't necessarily directly related to the medical industry can have a direct effect on the technology that is used for preventive health. The actions of politicians can significantly impact the research and treatment that a community sees.
If you are interested in a brain scan or other preventive health treatment in New Mexico, start by finding a doctor
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