New MRI method brings multiple sclerosis into sharper view

A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may mean earlier detection and better monitoring of multiple sclerosis.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Feb. 12, 2024 ~7 min

Multiple sclerosis often goes undetected in at-risk kids

Tools used to detect multiple sclerosis in at-risk adults may fail to predict the neurological disorder in children, a new study shows.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
March 20, 2023 ~5 min


Scans don’t find much difference in brains of kids with or without ADHD

MRI scans of children ages 9-10 with ADHD showed few differences in structural brain measurements compared to children without the disorder.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Feb. 11, 2022 ~4 min

Brains of children with ADHD are pretty much like other kids

MRI scans of children aged 9–10 years with ADHD showed few differences in structural brain measurements compared to children without the disorder.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Feb. 11, 2022 ~4 min

Stretchy coils make MRIs and mammograms more comfortable

If you've ever had a mammogram or an MRI you know how uncomfortable the tests can be. New stretchable, wearable RF coils could change that.

Chris Adam-Purdue • futurity
Feb. 26, 2020 ~2 min

MRI and ‘radiomics’ predict the chance breast cancer will return

Pairing MRI scans and an emerging field called radiomics could predict the chances a woman's breast cancer will make a comeback in the next 10 years.

Lauren Hertzler-Penn • futurity
Dec. 31, 2019 ~5 min

$10 ‘intelligent’ material could make MRI faster

A new, cheap-to-produce metamaterial could make MRI scans safer and faster for patients, while also boosting image quality.

Art Jahnke-Boston University • futurity
Nov. 7, 2019 ~5 min

Safer MRI contrast agent may detect early-stage liver disease

A new contrast agent can detect liver fibrosis tumors 100 times smaller than currently approved agents—and reduces risk of toxicity, too.

Anna Varela - Georgia State • futurity
Oct. 31, 2019 ~4 min


MRI marker better predicts progression of multiple sclerosis

Atrophied brain lesion volume is the only MRI marker to predict which cases of MS will progress to the more severe form of the disease, research finds.

Ellen Goldbaum-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 25, 2019 ~4 min

Brain MRIs may reveal psychotic disorder risk

Using MRI, researchers have found that people at risk of psychotic disorders have dysfunction in their brain's striatum.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 27, 2019 ~3 min

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