Posts Tagged ‘MRI’
Uncertain choices light up ‘explorer’ brains
BROWN (US) — People who consistently select for uncertainty may harness the computational power of a specific brain region. Continue…
Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:52 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Jan 3, 2012 9:46 - 1 Comment
MRI: Quantum computing meets medicine
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A new study advances toward nanoscale MRI instruments that could study the properties of specific molecules in a noninvasive way. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:41 - 7 Comments
Some autistic boys have bigger brains
UC DAVIS (US) — Preschool boys with regressive autism—but not those with early onset autism—have larger brains than healthy boys their age, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Dream sleep soothes painful memories
UC BERKELEY (US) — During the dream phase of sleep, the body’s stress chemistry shuts down, taking the edge off difficult memories. The finding may help explain why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer reoccurring nightmares. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2011 12:01 - 0 Comments
Routine hits may injure teen athlete’s brain
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury after routine hits to the head during normal play. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2011 14:52 - 1 Comment
Brain feedback may ease Parkinson’s
CARDIFF (UK) — People experiencing the early signs of Parkinson’s disease could see their symptoms improved through a process of regulating and re-training how their brains respond to certain activities and actions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2011 12:19 - 0 Comments
Live view of neural stem cells with MRI
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — An MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow stem cells in vivo could be used to develop treatments for brain injury caused by trauma, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 11:34 - 4 Comments
Depression unplugs brain’s ‘hate circuit’
U. WARWICK (UK) — A new study using MRI scans shows that depression affects several areas of the brain, including the one that controls feelings of hatred. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2011 9:36 - 2 Comments
MRI no longer off limits for pacemakers
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Patients with cardiac implants can safely undergo MRI scans if their doctors follow new guidelines, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2011 13:47 - 0 Comments
Bigger brains by age 2 in autism
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Increased brain growth seen in children with autism occurs before the second birthday, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2011 14:14 - 2 Comments
Meds may exacerbate brain tissue loss
U. IOWA (US) — Loss of brain tissue that at times occurs in patients with schizophrenia may be accelerated by antipsychotic medication commonly used to treat the condition. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 30, 2011 18:55 - 1 Comment
With a twist, DNA changes shape
U. MICHIGAN / UC IRVINE (US) — On rare occasions, DNA ditches the familiar double helix and twists into a different shape. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 20, 2011 19:03 - 0 Comments
MRI predicts video gaming skills
U ILLINOIS (US) — It’s possible to predict how well you’ll perform a complex task—like playing a difficult video game—by looking closely at one area of your brain: the basal ganglia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 30, 2010 11:11 - 1 Comment
Sodium MRI gives arthritis an early look
NYU (US)—An innovative way to look at the development of osteoarthritis in the knee joint relies on the examination of sodium ions in cartilage. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2010 15:00 - 2 Comments
Signs of schizophrenia appear in infancy
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Researchers have provided the first evidence that brain abnormalities associated with the risk of schizophrenia can be detected in babies only a few weeks old. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 11, 2010 9:33 - 1 Comment
New surgical route to brain: The eyes have it
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Surgeons can now safely and effectively operate inside the human brain through a small incision in the natural creases of an eyelid. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 5, 2010 6:57 - 0 Comments
Vitamin D may play role in MS severity
U. BUFFALO (US)—New research finds that low vitamin D levels may be associated with more advanced physical disability and cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 3, 2010 10:19 - 2 Comments
Multiple brain regions wired for language
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A new study finds there is no single advanced area of the human brain that makes it suited to parse language. Instead, humans rely on several regions, each designed to accomplish different primitive tasks, in order to make sense of a sentence. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 28, 2010 13:00 - 2 Comments
Magnetism puts nanoparticles on the move
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Scientists have developed an imaging technology that uses magnetism to noninvasively move nanoparticles inside the body in order to specifically target tumor cells and other tissue. (more…)
