fMRI Shows How Treatment Minimizes Infants’ Opioid-Related Brain Abnormalities
Treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder can help minimize opioid-related brain abnormalities in their newborns, researchers suggest.
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USound Introduces Patient-Safe MEMS Loudspeaker for MRI-Compatible Headphones
Non-magnetic MEMS speakers enable the manufacture of headphones to protect patients from loud noises and relax them while inside MRI machines.
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MRI Shows How Physical Activity Protects the Brain
New MRI research shows that physical activity could help people protect their cognitive abilities as they age. And it doesn’t have to be intense exercise to make an impact.
This Bizarre Looking Helmet Can Create Better Brain Scans
Researchers have developed a dome-shaped device, which fits over a person’s head and can be worn during a brain scan, that boosts MRI performance, creating crisper images that can be captured at twice the normal speed.
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MRI Scans Show Few Brain Differences in Children with ADHD
MRI scans of children aged 9-10 years with ADHD showed few differences in structural brain measurements compared to their unaffected peers, according to a study led by a researcher at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C.
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Lego Donates MRI Scanner Kits to Help Ease Kids’ Fears
Getting an MRI can be a scary experience for a child, but Lego is seeking to alleviate kids’ fears via an innovative approach: custom MRI models.
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Brain Images Look Healthier in Adults with Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
On imaging tests, brains were larger and showed fewer signs of injury in early to late middle-aged adults (ages 40-69 years) who had nearly ideal cardiovascular health, according to preliminary research.
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Magnetic Seeds Used to Heat and Kill Cancer
British scientists have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumors.
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