Post-Mortem MRI Scans Babies Autopsies

Post-Mortem MRI Scans for Babies Match Accuracy of Invasive Autopsies

By Ashik Siddique | May 15, 2013 10:39 PM EDT

Post-mortem MRI scanning might make grieving parents more likely to agree to autopsies. A new study finds that the method is as accurate in determining cause of death as invasive examinations.

Dyslexia Female Sex Differences - Dyslexic Women Brain Anatomy

Dyslexia Sex Differences: Female Brains Are Wired Differently

By Ashik Siddique | May 08, 2013 06:14 PM EDT

Previous neural models of dyslexia have focused heavily on male neuroanatomy, but a new study of the reading disability finds that the brains of dyslexic women are wired differently.

MRI of the Brain

Only One Concussion Can Cause Lasting Damage

By Staff Reporter | Mar 12, 2013 01:44 PM EDT

By using MRI scans to compare patients' brains, researchers saw that even one concussion can cause issues that have long-term effects.

brain scan, right and left hemisphere

MRI Takes the Sting Out of Painful Screening Tests: Brain Scans Alone Can Distinguish Between Dementia Types

By Christine Hsu | Dec 27, 2012 11:09 AM EST

MRI scans can be used to accurately distinguish different types of dementia without the use of invasive screening tests like a lumbar puncture.

breast cancer

Should Breast Cancer Patients Skip the Pre-op MRI?

By Andrew M. Seaman | Dec 08, 2012 03:20 PM EST

A new review of existing evidence suggests that using magnetic resonance imaging to "stage" a woman's breast cancer before surgery might do more harm than good.

twins fighting

MRI Video Exposes Twins Fighting in Mother's Womb

By Christine Hsu | Dec 03, 2012 01:35 PM EST

A remarkable new video shows that for twins, sibling rivalry may start even before they are born.

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