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Category Archives: Imaging
L-Dopa Improves Decision-Making In Older Adults
A study published online in Nature Neuroscience has demonstrated that a drug widely used to treat Parkinson’s Disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people. Researchers from Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging describe the … Continue reading
Posted in Cognition, Genetics, Imaging, Memory, Neuroscience
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First Guidelines for Amyloid Imaging in Alzheimer’s Released
Published today, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Alzheimer’s Association have jointly published the first criteria for the appropriate use of this imaging technology to aid in the diagnosis of people with suspected Alzheimer’s disease. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Scan, Cognition, Dementia, Diagnosis, Guideline, Imaging, MCI, PET, Radiology
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New Imaging Shows Brain Structures Affected by Parkinson’s Disease
A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique allows scientists to see what was previously theorized – the degeneration of two brain structures affected by Parkinson’s disease. Developed at MIT a technique which combines several types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), … Continue reading
Posted in Imaging, MRI, Parkinson's Disease
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Regular Physical Activity Can Reduce Risk of Dementia in Older People
A new study published in the journal Stroke reports that older, non-disabled individuals who engage in regular physical activity reduced their risk of vascular dementia by 40 percent and risk of any type of cognitive impairment by 60 percent. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Disease, Cognition, Dementia, Diabetes, Imaging, Physical exercise
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Brain Regions Involved in Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain
Neuroscience researchers have been searching for years using imaging studies to find changes in brain structure and function that correlate with persistent pain. A recent study in Nature Neuroscience studied patients (n=40) with subacute back pain (SBP) lasting 4–16 weeks, … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Scan, Imaging, Pain, Radiology
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Distraction Can Reduce Pain
According to a report published in Current Biology, reduced pain perception while being distracted from pain is an everyday example of how cognitive processes can interfere with pain perception. Researchers from the University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany, using high-resolution spinal … Continue reading
Brain Changes in Obesity
Finnish researchers have found new evidence for the role of the brain in obesity. The central nervous system is actively involved in processing hunger signals and thus, controlling food intake. Research suggests that it is possible that the cause of … Continue reading
Possible Biomarker for ADHD
Research presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has identified abnormalities in the brains of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that may serve as a biomarker for the disorder. Using functional magnetic resonance … Continue reading
Can Social Networks Change Our Brain?
Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust have found a direct link between the number of ‘Facebook friends’ a person has and the size of particular brain regions. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, … Continue reading
Posted in Imaging, Neuroscience, Social networks, Technology
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New Imaging Test Gives Physicians A Tool to Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease
A new diagnostic imaging technique, gives physicians the first objective test to evaluate patients for Parkinsonian syndromes, such as Parkinson’s disease. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is among the first institutions in the country to offer DaTscan™, the only FDA-approved imaging agent … Continue reading
Posted in Diagnosis, Imaging, Parkinson's Disease
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