Hmri

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HMRI is an independent, nonprofit, public-benefit organization dedicated to improving health and prolonging life by enhancing knowledge of life processes and disease, and by developing technology to diagnose and treat diseases. It is widely known for development of the hydrocephalus shunt to treat "water-on-the-brain," for pioneering studies on biomedical applications of laser energy, for basic and applied cancer research, for development of electronic neural rehabilitation technology, for studies in vascular biology and for development of methods and applications of medical magnetic resonance, including imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy. New programs include molecular oncology, molecular neurology and brain mapping (magnetoencephalography, or MEG), liver studies and asthma and allergy. Huntington Medical Research Institutes was founded in 1952 and operates in five locations in Pasadena, California. Facilities on El Molino Avenue are devoted to cardiology research and cancer, including cell culture studies and clinical trials of a new drug for treatment of prostate cancer. Adjacent laboratories on Union Street accommodate the molecular oncology and molecular neurology programs. The building on Fairmount Avenue houses the neural engineering labs. Additional sites on Pico Street and Fair Oaks Avenue house the Liver Center, magnetic resonance labs and clinics, as well as the MEG facility...

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