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Treatment for hip conditions should not rest solely on MRI scans

When it comes to treating people with hip pain, physicians should not replace clinical observation with the use of magnetic resonance images (MRI), according to research being presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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MRI scan 'better' for heart patients

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for coronary heart disease is better than the most commonly-used alternative, a major UK trial of heart disease patients has shown.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain size may predict risk for early Alzheimer's disease

New research suggests that, in people who don't currently have memory problems, those with smaller regions of the brain's cortex may be more likely to develop symptoms consistent with very early Alzheimer's disease. The study ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research could lead to enhanced MRI scans

New research from the University of Southampton could lead to enhanced MRI scans, producing brighter and more precise images, and potentially allowing the detection of cancerous cells before they cause health ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bring the feet when diagnosing, treating rheumatoid arthritis

When diagnosing and treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), clinical research focuses primarily on the joints in the upper body. However, research carried out by rheumatologist Hetty Baan at the University of Twente ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maltreated children show same pattern of brain activity as combat soldiers

Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, new research has shown.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Alzheimer's vaccine triggers brain inflammation when brain amyloid burden is high

Patients with Alzheimer's disease who are in the early stages of their illness will likely benefit most from vaccine therapies now being tested in a number of human clinical trials, say researchers from Georgetown University ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Improved memory efficiency seen after aerobic exercise in fibromyalgia patients

Areas of the brain responsible for pain processing and cognitive performance changed in fibromyalgia patients who exercised following a medication holiday, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Scientists make step towards using brain scans to predict outcome of psychotic episodes

Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how severe the future illness course of a patient with psychosis will be, according to research funded by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust. The findings ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advance toward a breath test to diagnose multiple sclerosis

Scientists are reporting the development and successful tests in humans of a sensor array that can diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) from exhaled breath, an advance that they describe as a landmark in the long ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High-dose vitamin D may not be better than low-dose vitamin D in treating MS

Low vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), but the first randomized, controlled trial using high-dose vitamin D in MS did not find any added benefit over and above ongoing ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New instrument helps researchers see how diseases start and develop in minute detail

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an established technique which over the years has made it possible for researchers and healthcare professionals to study biological phenomena in the body without using ionising radiation, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Putting your foot in it: but shoes can make a difference

Researchers at the University of Melbourne have proven that a modified shoe can reduce knee load in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

IQ can rise or fall significantly during adolescence, brain scans confirm

IQ, the standard measure of intelligence, can increase or fall significantly during our teenage years, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust, and these changes are associated with changes to the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (15) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Caresses enjoyable vicariously, too

It is well-known that we humans enjoy sensual caresses, but the brain reacts just as strongly to seeing another person being caressed, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1