Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine have found evidence of CTE in young athletes’ brains without signs of concussion, indicating the condition is directly tied to head impacts—but not necessarily concussive hits.

Scientists from the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering and the University of Geneva in Switzerland have developed a virtual reality (VR) technology that is taking research and data of the brain to an entire new dimension.  

For all the challenges faced by preterm babies, limited research explores how birth early in the third trimester can affect hearing and understanding speech. A team of researchers, using MRI, found children born prematurely were more likely to face speech and language problems by the age of 2.

A new study published in PLOS One has shown that a carotid ultrasound improves the cardiovascular risk stratification in those who have the chronic inflammatory skin condition hidradenitis suppurative (HS), according to a recent article published by Cardiovascular Business (CVB).  

Moly-99, the radioisotope that fuels nuclear imaging, isn't currently produced in the United States. But in Janesville, Wisconsin, Shine Medical Technologies is building a $100 million plant that could manufacture up to 50,000 does of imaging agent a week, a New York Times article reports.

Imaging centers across the country are adding three-dimensional (3D) mammography to the traditional 2D offering for its proven ability to better detect cancers. But, what’s less understood is its accuracy in detecting more advanced forms of cancer.

By 2030, an estimated 65.7 million people are predicted to be affected by Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a 30 million person jump from today’s total. But, there’s increasing evidence that biomarkers coupled with the correct imaging technique may provide crucial insights into the disease.

According to a recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) press release, new research suggests that genetic variations in the lungs can differentiate between individuals who have stably low lung function early in life (that steadily declines with age) versus those who are at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to smoking.