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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging technique which physicians use for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

Novel population-based approach to examine families where AF occurs with left atrial fibrosis

Atrial fibrillation is a condition that produces an irregular heartbeat that affects about two percent of the general population and six percent of people over 65 years of age.

29 Jun 2019

Researchers attempt to solve PTSD puzzle

A team of Penn State and University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine researchers is attempting to answer a question that has long puzzled experts: Why do some individuals suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after experiencing trauma, and others do not?

29 Jun 2019

How a simple MRI scan can help patients with angina

Using a simple Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan can help doctors diagnose their patients with angina, sparing them from the invasive procedure and an overnight stay in the hospital, a new study suggests.

25 Jun 2019

Non-invasive measurement of blood flow to the heart using MRI

The non-invasive measurement of blood flow to the heart using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is on par with cardiac catheterization.

24 Jun 2019

New swine model helps scientists to better understand human brain

For the first time, researchers in the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have used an imaging method normally reserved for humans to analyze brain activity in live agricultural swine models, and they have discovered that pig brains are even better platforms than previously thought for the study of human neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

21 Jun 2019

New study shows clear link between cannabis use and brain alterations

A once understudied topic now shows a clear link between cannabis use and brain alterations, whereby chronic use may lead to poor conflict resolution skills

21 Jun 2019

Concordia researchers devise new technique to detect obstructions in artificial heart valves

Researchers at Concordia have devised a technique to detect obstructions in a type of mechanical heart valve they believe will contribute to safer follow-up methods for cardiologists and their patients.

19 Jun 2019

MRI imaging could guide treatment decisions for angina patients

A 40 minute test for angina could help patients avoid an overnight stay in hospital, according to research funded by the NIHR Guy's and St Thomas' Biomedical Research Centre.

19 Jun 2019

Antidepressant treatment leads to impaired empathy regarding perception of pain

Antidepressant treatment, not only depression per se, can lead to reductions in behavioral and neural responses to pain empathy

18 Jun 2019

Blood pressure drug appears to be helpful for people with Alzheimer's disease

Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory and learning center among people with Alzheimer's disease without affecting other parts of the brain, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

17 Jun 2019

Genetic study on liver iron content may pave way for better treatment

High levels of iron in the liver are linked to a number of serious health conditions including cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular as well as liver disease. But measuring liver iron is difficult and until recently could only be done through an invasive biopsy.

17 Jun 2019

New radiation technique shows promise for treating patients with essential tremor

Tyrus Agee thought his promising new career was doomed. He had only one year left to finish his Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry.

16 Jun 2019

Roswell Park physician leads effort to compile new multiple myeloma imaging guidelines

Just as newer drugs have significantly improved outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma in the past decade, newer imaging techniques are upgrading detection of the disease, leading to earlier treatment.

14 Jun 2019

UCLA physicians find more effective method for detecting prostate cancer

Each year, 1 million men in the U.S. undergo biopsies to determine whether they have prostate cancer. The biopsy procedure traditionally has been guided by ultrasound imaging, but this method cannot clearly display the location of tumors in the prostate gland.

12 Jun 2019

Children with T1D have slower growth in brain areas linked with mild cognitive deficits

A study co-led by Dr. Nelly Mauras at Nemours Children's Health System in Jacksonville, Florida found that children with type 1 diabetes have slower growth in brain areas associated with mild cognitive deficits compared to children without T1D.

11 Jun 2019

Researcher develops new computational statistical methodologies to deal with diffusion-MRI data

In her doctoral thesis at University of Jyväskylä, M.Sc. Jia Liu has developed and implemented a series of new computational statistical methodologies to deal with diffusion-MRI data.

3 Jun 2019

New imaging method to identify patients with ischemic heart disease

An international team led by scientists from Lawson Health Research Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are the first to show that Magnetic Resonance Imaging can be used to measure how the heart uses oxygen for both healthy patients and those with heart disease.

30 May 2019

Computer-assisted diagnostic method aids in early detection of brain tumor growth

A computer-assisted diagnostic procedure helps physicians detect the growth of low-grade brain tumors earlier and at smaller volumes than visual comparison alone, according to a study published May 28 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Hassan Fathallah-Shaykh of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 29 May 2019

Study offers neural explanation for social deficits in teenage girls

Teenage girls with problematic social behavior display reduced brain activity and weaker connectivity between the brain regions implicated in emotion regulation.

27 May 2019

Long-term effects of cannabis on the adolescent brain

About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis (19% of Canadians aged 15-19), and its recent legalization across the country warrants investigation into the consequence of this use on the developing brain. Adolescence

27 May 2019