Scans 'can predict schizophrenia'
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Brain scans could help predict whether people will develop schizophrenia, research suggests.
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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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MRI scans are far better than  mammograms at spotting a type of precancerous growth before it  becomes invasive breast cancer, a German researcher said on  Sunday.
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Children born to older fathers have a  higher than normal risk of developing schizophrenia later in  life, Swedish scientists said on Friday.
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To screen or not to screen? That is the question patients -- most of them current or former smokers -- are asking doctors following the publication of a large international study that found that spiral CT scans can detect lung cancer at its earliest and most curable stage. Claudia I. Henschke,...
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New drugs may not work much better overall than older drugs to treat schizophrenia, but two studies published on Thursday show doctors may be able to find ways to give patients the best alternative treatment sooner.
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People having full body scans to find potential health problems may wind up creating one, researchers suggest. Radiation from computed tomography, or CT, scans will result in a modest increase in the risk
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Imaging the brain during social interaction reveals a deficit that may be tied to a sense of self.
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Scientists say they have identified faulty brain waves that may explain the symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Examining the blood vessels in  the retina of the eye may give a clue to the mental status of  elderly people and their risk of developing dementia,  researchers report.
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Scientists produce compelling evidence that autism may in some cases be linked to inflammation of the brain.
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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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A new study suggests that a mother's acute emotional stress during early pregnancy may increase her unborn baby's risk of developing schizophrenia later in life
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A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain, according to a study that used brain imaging.
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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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A trial of a new type of schizophrenia drug shows promise in patients.
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Schizophrenia, more common in men than  in women in most parts of the world, is more prevalent in women  in China, suggesting several external factors can play a part  in the mental illness, scientists said on Friday.