Scan to reveal brain disease clue
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High-tech scans could identify the role of iron compounds in the development of diseases like Alzheimer's.
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Applying some of the same brain-scan technology used to understand Alzheimer's and autism, scientists are trying to learn what makes a Republican's mind different from a Democrat's.
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Experts pinpoint a brain part that may hold the key to recognising places we have previously been.
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A medical scan that can pick up brain tumours could also be used to tell whether a person is lying, US researchers have found. When a person is telling the truth they use different parts of their brain than
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The study is the militaryâs first large-scale effort to gauge the effect of mild head injuries that some experts worry may be causing a host of undiagnosed neurological deficiencies.
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from smoke to soap - can be used to predict Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.
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A highly sensitive new test could lead to a different way to diagnose people with Alzheimer's disease, possibly helping find the illness in its early stages when there might be time for treatment.
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A simple genetic test can identify which patients with deadly brain tumors will be helped by a treatment hailed as the first significant advance against the disease in decades and in which patients the drug is a waste of time, scientists said Wednesday.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A specific pattern of brain activity could be a sign of early Alzheimer&#39;s disease, U.S. researchers report.
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Scientists are zeroing in on brain growth and inflammation as possible suspects in the cause of autism.
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Scientists say a simple smell test may be able to help doctors identify certain people at risk for developing Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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Brain scans of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder show abnormalities in the fiber pathways along which brain signals pass, scientists said on Monday.
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A simple scratch and sniff test may  help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer's disease,  researchers said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON - Medicare will start paying for specialized brain scans in some patients to help determine if they have Alzheimer&#39;s disease, the federal agency that runs the reimbursement program announced yesterday.
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A  test capable of diagnosing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in the US using nanotechnology.
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Medicare will soon begin paying for sophisticated brain scans in qualifying patients that could detect Alzheimer&#39;s disease, the Washington Post reported Friday.
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Most days, neurologist Dr. Gil Snider is pouring over scans of the brain. He studies the brains of patients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson s Disease and other neurological disorders.