Scans 'can predict schizophrenia'
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Brain scans could help predict whether people will develop schizophrenia, research suggests.
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Researchers have come up with a potentially new way to diagnose -- and treat -- the progressive brain disorder
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British scientists have developed a technique which uses three-dimensional scans of children&#39;s faces to detect signs of rare genetic conditions, they said Monday.
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CT scans and X-rays are revolutionary, but they carry risks, too, a new study suggests.
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A new study will look at the brains  of Alzheimer's patients to see if various scans can chart the  disease and if new drugs can slow it down, doctors said on  Wednesday.
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Children born to older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia when they grow up, suggests the largest study of the issue to date.
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At a laboratory in Germany, volunteers slide into a donut-shaped MRI machine and perform simple tasks, such as deciding whether to add or subtract two numbers, or choosing which of two buttons to press. They have no inkling that scientists in the next room are trying to read their minds &#151; using a brain scan to figure out their intention before it is turned into action.
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Using computerized scans to screen for lung cancer can help save lives and should be part of a regular checkup for people who have a high risk for the disease, a new study says.
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Schizophrenics born during the summer in the Northern Hemisphere tend to develop a more severe form of the mental illness than those born during the winter, a study said on Monday.
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Pet therapy can help improve the quality of life people with schizophrenia, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Five key factors can help predict whether at-risk young people will go on to develop schizophrenia, researchers have found.
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Research suggests people from broken homes may be more prone to psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia.
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Scientists say they have identified faulty brain waves that may explain the symptoms of schizophrenia. Cells in the brain that exchange information about the environment and form mental impressions were less active in people with schizophrenia.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to predict who will develop psychotic illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, very early in the disease process, a new study says.
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WASHINGTON - People who pay for whole-body CT scans, in the hope of finding tumours at their earliest stages, may ironically be raising their overall risk of cancer, according to a new study.
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Scientists say they have found the brain regions that help us to decide whether to look someone in the eye or look away.
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Adults with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed with brain tumors and lung cancer and develop these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness, according to a study published in the current issue of Psychosomatic