Medical Imaging and Diagnostics
Personality traits probed in high-res brain scans
Mar 05, 2013 22:58 EST
US researchers published incredibly detailed images of the human brain as part of an international project aimed at uncovering how brain architecture influences personality.
Samsung acquires US medical imaging company
Jan 28, 2013 22:39 EST
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it had bought US medical imaging firm NeuroLogica, as it seeks to explore new growth sources by expanding into the health sector.
'Significant activity' in Israel ex-PM Sharon's brain
Jan 27, 2013 13:14 EST
Israeli and US scientists said on Sunday that comatose ex-premier Ariel Sharon showed "significant brain activity" in an MRI scan, responding to pictures of his family seven years after a stroke left him unconscious.
Israel ex-PM Sharon's brain scans 'positive': aide
Jan 25, 2013 22:16 EST
Hospital brain scans appeared to give a glimmer of hope for some improvement in the condition of ex-premier Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since suffering a stroke seven years ago, a former aide said.
Spurs' Ginobili out with hamstring injury
Jan 14, 2013 19:11 EST
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili could be out for up to two weeks with a hamstring injury, the National Basketball Association team announced Monday.
Smear test 'could screen for more cancers'
Jan 10, 2013 06:37 EST
The pap smear -- a routine test women undergo to screen for cervical cancer -- could help screen for other types of cancer as well, a study said this week.
Smear test could screen for more cancers: study
Jan 10, 2013 06:25 EST
The pap smear -- a routine test women undergo to screen for cervical cancer -- could help screen for other types of cancer as well, a study said this week.
Pharma firms tested drugs on East Germans: report
Dec 28, 2012 13:59 EST
Major Western pharmaceutical companies carried out tests of medications in the 1980s on patients in communist East Germany, in some cases without the subjects' knowledge, a media report said Friday.
Mandela to undergo further tests: S.Africa govt
Dec 10, 2012 07:01 EST
Nelson Mandela is set to undergo additional medical tests on Monday, the South African government announced.
Jamieson wins inaugural Mandela Champs
Dec 09, 2012 14:07 EST
Scott Jamieson of Scotland won his first European Tour title at the inaugural Nelson Mandela Championship at the Royal Durban Golf Club Sunday as the world peace icon underwent medical tests.
Pique-Shakira's baby makes media debut from womb
Dec 09, 2012 13:08 EST
Colombian pop star Shakira's offspring made an extremely early media debut when the proud father-to-be, Spanish football star Gerard Pique, posted an ultrasound image on Twitter.
Pique-Shakira's baby makes media debut from womb
Dec 07, 2012 12:32 EST
Colombian pop star Shakira's offspring made an extremely early media debut when the proud father-to-be, Spanish football star Gerard Pique, posted an ultrasound image on Twitter.
Cuba says imprisoned American in 'normal' health
Nov 28, 2012 15:07 EST
A US contractor imprisoned in Cuba for nearly three years is in "normal" health and medical tests show he does not have cancer as his family fears, the Cuban foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Japan firm offers 3D model of foetus
Nov 27, 2012 05:49 EST
Expectant parents in Japan who can't wait to show the world what their baby will look like can now buy a three-dimensional model of the foetus to pass around their friends.
1.3 million overdiagnosed for breast cancer in US: study
Nov 23, 2012 03:00 EST
More than a million US women have received unnecessary and invasive cancer treatments over the last 30 years, thanks to routine mammograms that detected harmless tumors, scientists said.
1.3 million overdiagnosed for breast cancer in US: study
Nov 22, 2012 15:38 EST
More than a million US women have received unnecessary and invasive cancer treatments over the last 30 years, thanks to routine mammograms that detected harmless tumors, scientists said Thursday.
Reseachers see cricket ears as model for better hearing aids
Nov 15, 2012 16:59 EST
New advances in hearing aids and medical imaging may be possible thanks to a tiny insect from the South American jungle, according to a study released Thursday.
No cognitive decline for women with migraines: study
Nov 13, 2012 23:37 EST
Women suffering from migraines are more likely to experience changes to their brain tissue, though these do not appear to cause long-term damage to their mental condition, a study said.
Indian athlete in gender dispute charged with rape
Nov 12, 2012 08:29 EST
Indian police on Monday charged an international gold medal-winning athlete with raping her former partner after medical tests showed she was actually a man.
Clear as ... paper? Scientists 'see' through solid layers
Nov 07, 2012 15:20 EST
Scientists said Wednesday they have developed a method to "see through" layers of thin, solid material in a breakthrough that holds promise for medical imaging, nanotechnology -- and the spy trade.
