Radiology & Imaging

Soccer heading linked to measurable decline in brain function

New research being presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) links soccer heading—where players hit the ball with their head—to a measurable decline in the microstructure ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Black patients face delays in Alzheimer's diagnosis, research finds

Black patients underwent medical imaging for cognitive impairment years later than white and Hispanic patients and were less frequently tested with MRI, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...

Surgery

Stronger thigh muscles may prevent knee replacement surgery

Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Researchers ...