Health News Archives

Moderate Aerobic Exercise Lowers Diabetics’ Liver Fat
Study cites benefits for type 2 patients seeking to avoid cardiovascular problems

3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
Technique accurately found bleeding within walls of diseased carotid arteries

MRI Detects Soft Tissue Damage Affecting Kids’ Hearing
Scans could improve docs' ability to diagnose location of defects, study says

Imaging Shows Why Injured Brains ’Work Harder’
Tool highlighting increased blood flow could become standard measure of rehab, study says

MRIs Don’t Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome
Study finds getting one delays treatment, raises odds of mastectomy

New Screening Catches More Breast Cancers
Finding among new trends in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, experts say

Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
Known biomarker easier to identify, so permanent joint damage may be avoided, study says

MRI Captures Alzheimer’s Lesions
International meeting to hear that conventional imaging showed brain plaques in rabbits

Sense of Adventure Rests in Primitive Brain Region
But dopamine reward system may also play role in less desirable addictions, expert says

Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Quickly
New technique could speed the diagnosis, French researchers say