Levels of iron in the brain could be a warning sign of future Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. High levels of the chemical element have been shown to increase brain toxins and trigger ...
Full-body MRI scans are gaining popularity, but doctors warn their benefits may not outweigh the risks for healthy, symptom-free individuals. While MRIs can detect certain cancers and abnormalities, ...
The National Institutes of Health completed two yearslong studies that did not find any noticeable differences in the brains of people who are believed to have “Havana syndrome” and those who don’t.
ATLANTA -- One in 60 older people may be walking around with benign brain tumors and don't know it. Even more may have bulging blood vessels in the head that could burst. These results come from a ...
For years, concussions were described as temporary disruptions in brain function that could not be seen on any medical test.
A woman with a family history of cancer paid out-of-pocket for a full-body MRI scan (Prenuvo) as a proactive health measure. The scan detected a walnut-sized brain tumor in her temporal lobe, a rare ...
Biologically speaking, there is no organ as vital or complex as the brain. And yet, the brain still remains somewhat a of a mystery-there’s a lot that even experts don’t know. Another troubling fact ...