Find out what it's like to undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan, commonly known as an MRI scan, from our short video. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans are used to acquire detailed images of ...

Research consistently shows that experiencing a stroke significantly increases the risk of developing cognitive decline and ...

I think we could reduce the incidence of dementia significantly by large-scale population ... A few clicks later and I was gazing at his MRI brain scans. I saw that he’d suffered not one stroke, but ...

Sleep disordered breathing and worse oxygenation is associated with brain changes 10 years later in Hispanic and Latino adults.

This study adds to the growing evidence that Alzheimer’s disease may start long before traditional symptoms appear. The fact ...

A massive new study sheds light on how cannabis affects the brain, particularly during cognitive tasks. Researchers analyzed ...

vbacarin/iStock / Getty Images Plus Excluding adults who had mild cognitive impairment, dementia ... analyzed the MRI scans for white matter lesions, hippocampal volume and total brain volume.

Scientists from the University of Miami have discovered that the lower number on a blood pressure test—known as diastolic blood pressure—may be an important clue when assessing a person’s risk for ...

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