Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
...g controls using a method of brain imaging, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), that allows the visualization of biochemical markers that are linked with damage and recovery to the neurons in the brain. The researchers measured biomarkers in the anterior cingulum cortex, a region of the brain assoc...Different antipsychotic medications may have different effects on brain volume
...ne). Patients underwent neurocognitive testing and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessments at baseline, and then at 12, 24, 52 and 104 weeks of treatment in a five-year longitudinal study conducted at 14 academic medical centers. A matched sample of 58 healthy volunteers underwent MRI and were compared o...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
... given brain scans with computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging to aid in their diagnosis and treatment. In future research, Yaffe plans to look at other selective estrogen receptor modulators and their effect on cognition, and to investigate whether raloxifene may reduce cognitive impairment am...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...o monitor the health of crops and farm animals and magnetic nano-particles to remove soil contaminants. Water ... include systems (based on titanium dioxide and on magnetic nano-particles) that decompose organic pollutants and remove salts and heavy metals from liquids, en...University of Chicago receives grant to study connections between religious beliefs and health
...ects: A study of young adults, with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to examine spirituality and brain patterns. A study of young adults to explore their mental representation of God. They will be asked a range of questions including whether they communicate with a higher being, feel inner...MR spectroscopy may be superior for determining prostate cancer prognosis
...ians determine the best treatment strategy. Using magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy, which provides detailed information on the chemical composition of tissue samples, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown that chemical profiles of prostate tissue can determine a tumor's prognos...Learning software developed by Rutgers-Newark scientist helps 450,000 students with reading
...normal reading capabilities showed, via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans taken in real time, that the brains of the dyslexic children "rewired" themselves during the training, and areas that previously had been inert "lit up" as they were accessed. The brains of the dyslexic children more cl...Brain imaging study explains Williams syndrome language gifts
...uroscientists led by UCLA researchers used a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to create the first detailed images showing how Williams syndrome affects the cerebral cortex. The study finds sharply defined cortical thickening and complexity in the area of the brain important to language. Impa...UT Southwestern lead site for study of a new multiple sclerosis drug
... the disease. Fewer brain lesions are present on a magnetic resonance imaging screening with this form of MS a...b work, an electrocardiogram to check their heart, magnetic resonance imaging, spinal tap, and a physical and neurological exam prior to receiving the first dos...Rush University Medical Center studies advanced 3D imaging system for radiation therapy
...echnology with his research into the use of strong magnetic fields may improve the radiation dose distribution. "If we can figure out how to deliver radiation energy concentrated only on the tumor and very little radiation on normal tissue, than all tumors potentially can be destroyed," said Dr. Chu. "We are...Lipoprotein abnormalities found in severely obese children
...ticles can be measured by a test that uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to provide a more detailed lipid profile than standard lipid panels. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is sometimes called "good" cholesterol because it returns cholesterol to the liver where it can be eliminated. Low-densi...MRI study shows hormone leptin alters brains, may ease cravings of people with obesity gene
Findings: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study finds that the protein hormone leptin promotes development of gray matter in the part of the brain that regulates cravings and the ability to monitor personal behavior. After receiving leptin replacement therapy, researc...The relationship between clinical depression and chronic pain
...esponse to painful stimuli, all subjects underwent magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) scans, before, during, and after the pressure-sensitivity sessions. FM patients were required to discontinue antidepressant medications 4 weeks prior to the study, as well as refrain from using any drugs for pain, including...Magnetic stimulation treatment for depression helping difficult-to-treat cases at UT Southwestern
... an experimental study. She undergoes transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive, nonpharmacological technology, in which short pulses of magnetic energy stimulate nerve cells in a specific area of the brain an area that research has shown to be ...Combined MRI and mammography more effective at detecting breast cancer in high-risk women
Annual screening, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray mammography, is the best way to detect breast cancer in women that have a high genetic risk of the disease, according to a study published online today (Monday May 16, 2005) by The Lancet. Women who have mutations i......then scanned the subjects' brains using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during the presentation o...ly used analytical technique of fMRI uses harmless magnetic fields and radio waves to measure blood flow in regions of the brain, which reflects brain activity....CAD system makes breast MRI more effective, efficient
...oan C. Vilanova, MD, director of the department of magnetic resonance and lead author of the study. Thirty-six patients with known breast cancer underwent an MRI examination using the standard software and the CAD system. The CAD system in conjunction with the MRI examination allowed the radiologist to more ...Magnetic stimulation may improve stroke recovery
A new therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate the brain may improve recovery...ogy. The treatment, called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, improved motor function in a small group of people. For the stimulation, an insulated w...Diagnostic imaging in line with other hospital costs
...bled--particularly in computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR)--imaging cost as a percentage of total costs remained approximately the same. "It's hard to say that diagnostic imaging is driving hospital costs when imaging costs have increased at approximately the same rate as other expenses in he......ass. The fat in the abdominal region, measured by magnetic resonance imaging, was reduced by 20 percent among exercisers. The group that was not exercising had either no or significantly less improvement than the exercising group. Bone scans, using an X-ray machine called DXA, were used to assess bone miner...