A brain cap and smart algorithms may one day help paralyzed patients turn thought into movement—no surgery required.
New research suggests that the brains of people with Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ...
An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the ...
People with spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work ...
Dr. Gary Small answers the question: 'MRI, PET Scan for Alzheimer's Diagnosis?' May 4, 2009 -- Question: When are imaging diagnostics, such as an MRI or PET scan, used to determine whether I have ...
Our bodies change as we get older, and one undesirable result is that we become more vulnerable to age-related issues. Particularly, old age is characterized by a significant physical and mental ...
At the Yale Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center, an ultra-high-performance brain-dedicated scanner called the NeuroEXPLORER (NX) is redefining what is possible in brain PET imaging. Subscribe to ...
Any high school reunion is a sharp reminder that some people age more gracefully than others. Some enter their older years still physically spry and mentally sharp. Others start feeling frail or ...
A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, doctors in South Korea were gazing at bright brain lesions punctuating a ...