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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a large magnet and radio waves to look at organs and structures inside your body. Health care professionals use MRI scans to diagnose a variety of conditions, from torn ligaments to tumors. MRIs are very useful for examining the brain and spinal cord. Also called: Magnetic resonance imaging, NMR, Nuclear magnetic resonance.

Brazilian study reveals the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the central nervous system

A Brazilian study published in the journal PNAS describes some of the effects infection by SARS-CoV-2 can have on the central nervous system.

30 Sep 2022

Rational treatment strategies for SARS-CoV-2 derived from human pluripotent stem cells models

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Australia explored the molecular mechanisms of the pulmonary and cardiac complications caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using human stem-cell-derived cardiac and lung cells.

27 Sep 2022

COVID-19 can cause long-term lung damage to children and teens

In a recent study published in the Radiology journal, researchers in Germany assessed the pulmonary dysfunction observed after pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

27 Sep 2022

New approach provides better understanding of atherosclerosis in the leg arteries

Cardiovascular experts at UVA Health have found a new way to track peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious medical condition involving atherosclerosis in the leg arteries that affects more than 200 million people worldwide.

26 Sep 2022

How is air pollution linked to brain alterations?

A new study hypothesized that the risk associated with brain outcomes on air pollution exposure is not constant over time and a specific period of susceptibility may exist.

26 Sep 2022

Long-term follow-up of young people with COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis

In a recent study, researchers surveyed a comprehensive range of outcomes in patients diagnosed with myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination in the United States.

26 Sep 2022

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

In a recent study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described an unusual case of patient-to-healthcare worker (HCW) monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission via a needlestick injury that occured in Brazil.

21 Sep 2022

Cutting-edge technology uses MRI to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed cutting-edge technology to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time.

21 Sep 2022

People experiencing bad dreams in middle age more likely to be diagnosed with dementia in future

People who experience frequent bad dreams in middle age are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia later in life, according to research at the University of Birmingham.

21 Sep 2022

Concern over two cases of monkeypox-related neurological complications in the U.S.

A new study published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report analyzed two people with encephalomyelitis associated with monkeypox disease in Colorado and DC during the current outbreak.

15 Sep 2022

Prenatal cannabis exposure linked with mental health problems that persist into early adolescence

Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress into early adolescence (11 and 12 years of age), according to new research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

12 Sep 2022

Significantly enlarged gray matter volume in neuropsychiatric long-COVID syndrome

In a recent study published in the journal Psychiatry Research, researchers found larger gray matter volumes (GMVs) in patients with neuropsychiatric long COVID syndrome.

8 Sep 2022

Magnus’ SAINT Neuromodulation System receives 510(k) clearance from FDA for treatment of major depressive disorder

Magnus Medical, Inc., a medical device company and developer of brain stimulation technology for treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the SAINTTM Neuromodulation System for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from prior antidepressant medications in the current episode.

6 Sep 2022

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Brazilian study reveals the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the central nervous system

Rational treatment strategies for SARS-CoV-2 derived from human pluripotent stem cells models

COVID-19 can cause long-term lung damage to children and teens

New approach provides better understanding of atherosclerosis in the leg arteries

How is air pollution linked to brain alterations?

Long-term follow-up of young people with COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

Cutting-edge technology uses MRI to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time

People experiencing bad dreams in middle age more likely to be diagnosed with dementia in future

Concern over two cases of monkeypox-related neurological complications in the U.S.

Prenatal cannabis exposure linked with mental health problems that persist into early adolescence

Significantly enlarged gray matter volume in neuropsychiatric long-COVID syndrome

Magnus’ SAINT Neuromodulation System receives 510(k) clearance from FDA for treatment of major depressive disorder

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Neurological manifestations associated with monkeypox infection

Penn State receives $1.6 million grant to study the link between COVID-19 and cognitive decline

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