News tagged with mri
New MRI technique used to identify early-stage coronary disease
With the results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers say they are closer to finding an imaging technique that can identify thickening of the coronary artery ...
Cardiology
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Language learning makes the brain grow
(Medical Xpress)—At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, young recruits learn a new language at a very fast pace. By measuring their brains before and after the language training, a group of researchers have had ...
Neuroscience
Oct 08, 2012 |
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Not getting sleepy? Study explains why hypnosis doesn't work for all
Not everyone is able to be hypnotized, and new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows how the brains of such people differ from those who can easily be.
Neuroscience
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms
Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study finds, suggesting a potential link between ...
Neuroscience
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Novel MRI technique could reduce breast biopsies
Water diffusion measurements with MRI could decrease false-positive breast cancer results and reduce preventable biopsies, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers said the technique also c ...
Cancer
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Brain mapping shows auto experts recognize cars like people recognize faces
When people – and monkeys – look at faces, a special part of their brain that is about the size of a blueberry "lights up." Now, the most detailed brain-mapping study of the area yet conducted has confirmed ...
Neuroscience
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Gene linked to age-related degeneration of intervertebral discs identified
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a gene linked to age-related degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the spine, a common cause of lower back ...
Genetics
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Imaging the network traffic in our brains
MRI brain scans no longer just show the various regions of brain activity; nowadays the networks in the brain can now be imaged with ever greater precision. This will make functional MRI (fMRI) increasingly ...
Neuroscience
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Toxic protein build-up in blood shines light on Huntington's disease
A new light-based technique for measuring levels of the toxic protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) has been used to demonstrate that the protein builds up gradually in blood cells. Published today ...
Neuroscience
Sep 17, 2012 |
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The value of literature, now supported by MRI imaging
(Medical Xpress)—The inside of an MRI machine might not seem like the best place to cozy up and concentrate on a good novel, but a team of researchers at Stanford are asking readers to do just that.
Neuroscience
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Baby born with brain cancer surviving with chemotherapy
Peering intently at the tiny white smudge in their baby's brain scan, Sue and Ben Erickson could see that the image did not reveal the miracle they had prayed for.
Cancer
Sep 03, 2012 |
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MRI scanners affect concentration and visuospatial awareness
Standard head movements made while exposed to one of the three electromagnetic fields produced by a heavy duty MRI scanner seem to temporarily lower concentration and visuospatial awareness, shows an experimental study published ...
Medical research
Aug 29, 2012 |
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'Harmless' condition shown to alter brain function in elderly
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say a common condition called leukoaraiosis, made up of tiny areas in the brain that have been deprived of oxygen and appear as bright white dots on MRI scans, is not a harmless part of the ...
Neuroscience
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Boys appear to be more vulnerable than girls to the insecticide chlorpyrifos
A new study is the first to find a difference between how boys and girls respond to prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos. Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the ...
Health
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Brain activity may predict teens' heavy drinking
Heavy drinking is known to affect teenagers' developing brains, but certain patterns of brain activity may also help predict which kids are at risk of becoming problem drinkers, according to a study in the September issue ...
Addiction
Aug 08, 2012 |
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