Posts Tagged ‘MRI’
Faster MRI finds disease with ‘fingerprints’
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — A new MRI method could provide early identification of specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and other maladies, new research shows. Continue…
Monday, March 18, 2013 12:31 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 13:55 - 0 Comments
MRI tool cuts risk of making strokes worse
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new way of reading MRI brain scans measures blood-brain barrier damage more accurately, an advance doctors hope will lead to safer, more individualized treatment immediately after a stroke. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2012 12:32 - 3 Comments
Watch out for math: It can really hurt
U. CHICAGO (US) — Just thinking about having to do a math problem can prompt a reaction in the brain similar to what happens when someone feels physical pain. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 10, 2012 16:13 - 5 Comments
MRI reveals brain’s response to reading
STANFORD (US) — Researchers asked people to read Jane Austen in an MRI machine, and say the surprising results suggest reading closely could be “training” for our brains. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 13, 2012 10:07 - 0 Comments
Imaging combo spots infection in 3D
VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists have combined MRI and imaging mass spectrometry to visualize the body’s inflammatory response to a bacterial infection in 3D. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 19, 2012 14:52 - 0 Comments
MRI screens kids for heart transplant trouble
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A noninvasive imaging technique may help determine whether children who have had heart transplants are showing early signs of rejection. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 9, 2012 10:37 - 3 Comments
MRI shows Sun’s plasma motions 100x slower
NYU / PRINCETON (US) — A new “MRI” of the Sun’s interior plasma motions could upend our understanding of how heat is transported outwards by the star. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 23, 2012 15:39 - 0 Comments
Quick therapy stomps on fear of spiders
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A single brief therapy session for adults with a lifelong debilitating spider phobia resulted in lasting changes to the brain’s response to fear. (more…)
Top Stories - May 7, 2012 10:10 - 2 Comments
Scans reveal what your dog is thinking
EMORY (US) — Researchers use MRI scans to explore the brain activity of alert dogs, and reveal how the minds of the oldest domesticated species respond to their owners’ hand signals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 18, 2012 10:03 - 2 Comments
When art touches a nerve, brain lights up
NYU (US) — The brain network activated during an intense response to art overlaps with the brain network associated with inward contemplation and self-assessment. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 21, 2012 9:47 - 1 Comment
To see into bone, MRI targets phosphorus
YALE (US) — Researchers have developed a new way of seeing inside solid objects, including animal bones and tissues. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2012 12:55 - 0 Comments
MRI allows peek into faulty batteries
NYU (US) — Researchers have developed a way to use MRI technology to see inside batteries without destroying them. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2012 12:52 - 0 Comments
Uncertain choices light up ‘explorer’ brains
BROWN (US) — People who consistently select for uncertainty may harness the computational power of a specific brain region. (more…)
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…)
