Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain structure may not influence personality after all
We know personality comes from the brain, but does that mean the shape and composition of the brain affects personality?
Dec 8, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves drug for PET imaging of prostate cancer
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive lesions in men with prostate cancer, the agency ...
Dec 3, 2020
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Neuroscience
Childhood lead exposure leads to structural changes in middle-aged brains
More than three decades after they were found to have elevated blood lead levels as children, a group of middle-aged adults were found to have some small but significant changes in brain structure that corresponded to their ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
Perfecting MRI images with deep learning, researchers change the way we see the brain
Vanderbilt and VUMC researchers have created a technique that corrects distortions in MRI images, which helps researchers and radiologists to better interpret brain scans.
Nov 11, 2020
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Neuroscience
The ebb and flow of brain ventricles
Enlarged ventricles in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis were previously considered a sign of tissue loss. But a team at the MDC and ECRC demonstrated that this expansion often recedes. A study published in JCI ...
Nov 5, 2020
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Cardiology
MRIs might be safe for patients with implanted heart devices
(HealthDay)—For years, people with implanted heart devices have been told they can't undergo MRI scans. But a new study adds to evidence that, with certain measures in place, the procedure is safe.
Oct 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
Keeping weight off is up to your brain, not just willpower, researchers discover
What if an MRI scan could determine whether a weight loss program was likely to be effective? Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered a neural subnetwork of connected regions between the brain ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Medical research
Artificial intelligence platform diagnoses dystonia with high accuracy in 0.36 seconds
Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have developed a unique diagnostic tool that can detect dystonia from MRI scans, the first technology of its kind to provide an objective diagnosis of the disorder. Dystonia is a potentially ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Artificial intelligence detects osteoarthritis years before it develops
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering have created a machine-learning algorithm that can detect subtle signs of osteoarthritis—too abstract ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Spotting breast cancer's spread to the brain before symptoms start could improve survival
Breast cancer patients whose disease has spread to their brains fare better if their metastases are picked up before they begin to cause symptoms, according to a study presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference.
Sep 18, 2020
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