With a simple standard MRI scan of the brain, it may soon be possible to predict which people with mental illnesses will gain weight after their initial diagnosis – thereby increasing their risk of ...

For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main tools in brain research. Yet a new study published in Nature Neuroscience fundamentally challenges the ...

A single, freely available, noninvasive brain scan done in just a few minutes during midlife can predict what chronic diseases are most likely to appear in the future, empowering people to make diet ...

Breakthrough MRI scans reveal hidden hypothalamic changes in young women, shedding light on the biological roots of anorexia and obesity, and paving the way for targeted treatments. Study: Unraveling ...

A scientific team supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new, ultra-high-resolution brain imaging system that can reconstruct microscopic brain structures that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest An experimental brain scan may be able to accurately predict a person’s risk of age-related disorders. Image credit: Rafe Swan/Getty Images. People age at different rates, partly ...

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 ...