A new computer program called PiCnIc could help doctors imagine where a patient’s cancer might go next, according to NPR. That information could help physicians and patients come up with earlier or even predictive treatment plans. 

Scientists, with the help of at least one prominent rapper, are looking into just what music does to your brain. A recent story from London's The Guardian examined physicians who were studying the brain of rapper Tinie Tempah using an EEG machine while having his brain undergo fMRI.

Chicago's Loyola Medicine released a statement today announcing it is the first center in the Midwest to offer an effective PET/CT scan procedure specifically for prostate cancer.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have demonstrated that near-infrared (NIR) light can be used not only to image the brain but also, potentially, to treat it for post-traumatic stress disorder. 

Researchers using powerful 7 Tesla MRI have gotten a peek inside the brains of amputees as they process phantom sensations years after the loss of their limbs.

Teens aren’t going to like this: Neuro MRI has helped researchers accurately predict which young persons are likely to become heavy drinkers by the time they turn 18. If readily replicable, the work may suggest modes of pre-problem intervention.

Coaches, doctors, players and parents could improve high school athletes’ recovery times if they followed medical guidelines more strictly, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. That’s because student athletes who re-entered game play right after a concussion had doubled recovery times than kids who sat out right away, which is what current medical guidelines recommend. 

Virtual reality is believed effective in pain management for its ability to “swamp the brain” with so much sensory stimulation that some pain signals get crowded out. MRI studies have shown this effect in action.