Read more MRI stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8716/mri.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:09:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71851/fda-ignored-data-on-risky-mri-dye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn May 2006, Danish medical regulators came to GE with troubling findings. Twenty-five patients with weak kidneys had developed NSF, a rare and sometimes fatal disease, after undergoing MRIs, and all 25 had been injected with GE’s Omniscan dye. Since then, the GE dye, along with other so-called “contrast agents”...http://www.newser.com/story/71851/fda-ignored-data-on-risky-mri-dye.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 8:51:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65772/costs-soar-as-docs-order-and-perform-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Congress wrestles with health-care reform, studies show it’s tough to regulate the status quo: Doctors’ “self-referrals” for medical imaging have continued despite efforts to legislate against them, the Washington Post reports. Doctors who own the equipment that scans patients stand to make more cash—and tend to order a...http://www.newser.com/story/65772/costs-soar-as-docs-order-and-perform-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 12:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50499/brain-scans-may-predict-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers have discovered a new link between Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment, a condition that often leads to the brain disorder, CNN reports. In a neuroimaging study, more than half of MCI patients showed brain atrophy similar to those with Alzheimer’s; indeed, a year later, 29% of the MCI...http://www.newser.com/story/50499/brain-scans-may-predict-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 11:29:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46578/its-your-brains-fault-your-family-drives-you-nuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you ended your holiday visit home with frayed nerves, blame your brain, not your brother's snoring, Discovery reports. Family members prompt activity in a different part of the brain from friends and strangers, a new study shows. Researchers used MRIs to look at subjects' brains while they viewed photos...http://www.newser.com/story/46578/its-your-brains-fault-your-family-drives-you-nuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 16:49:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46029/bush-gets-shoulder-mri-visits-soldiers-at-walter-reed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush underwent an MRI today after complaining of pain in his shoulder, the AP reports. The test was done at Walter Reed Medical Center where Bush was visiting convalescing Iraq war veterans, perhaps for the last time during his presidency. A White House doctor said the injury had not...http://www.newser.com/story/46029/bush-gets-shoulder-mri-visits-soldiers-at-walter-reed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 14:26:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38997/multitasking-is-a-myth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPull your ears away from that cell phone: Multitasking is a myth. New research shows we can’t really concentrate on two things at once; rather, the executive functions of the brain sweep quickly between multiple tasks. It’s thought that survival and the hunt made this rapid refocusing of attention an...http://www.newser.com/story/38997/multitasking-is-a-myth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Oct 2008 9:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33495/mris-hold-promise-of-early-alzheimers-detection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers are a step closer to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using conventional MRI scanners. Plaque associated with Alzheimer's has been detected in rabbits by a team in Canada using MRI equipment, Reuters reports. Currently, the disease is diagnosed based on a series of tests, but a diagnosis can only...http://www.newser.com/story/33495/mris-hold-promise-of-early-alzheimers-detection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Jul 2008 2:01:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32431/exercise-may-slow-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlzheimer's patients may be able to slow the progression of the disease with exercise, a new study has discovered. Patients who were in poorer physical condition experienced up to four times more brain shrinkage than those who were physically fit, WebMD reports.http://www.newser.com/story/32431/exercise-may-slow-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 8:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30206/brains-look-alike-in-gay-men-straight-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGay men and straight women have similarly shaped brains, new research shows. Homosexual men and heterosexual women both have relatively symmetrical brains, while heterosexual men and lesbians have significantly larger right hemispheres, reports the Guardian . The research provides new evidence that sexual orientation is hardwired into the brain.http://www.newser.com/story/30206/brains-look-alike-in-gay-men-straight-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Jun 2008 12:24:57 CDT