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For the first time, through brain scans, assessments and therapies, researchers have identified a subtype of depression that features more pronounced cognitive dysregulation, with common treatment missing the mark on combatting debilitating symptoms.

Surgery to remove brain tumors comes with risks, one being that it may cause damage to the surrounding tissues. Researchers have found that biomarkers found in the blood are a useful new tool for tracking brain tissue damage on a cellular level.

Nearly 40 years in the making, scientists have supersized magnetic resonance imaging to produce never-before-seen detail of a brain. They believe this mouse model will pave the way for similar human imaging for a crucial view into how our brains age.

A study has shed important light on migraine development by leveraging cutting-edge imaging technology to gain a new perspective on structures in the brain, which revealed enlarged spaces around the blood vessels in people suffering the condition.

Scientists in Israel have demonstrated a promising new technology for early Parkinson's diagnosis, using a variation of MRI to spot tiny, telltale structures forming deep in the brain as the disease progresses.

Using machine learning, researchers have developed an algorithm that can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease from a single MRI brain scan. The system can also distinguish early-stage disease from more advanced stages.

Tennis players are susceptible to wrist cartilage injuries, which may not even present any symptoms at first. A van-based MRI system was designed with that in mind, as it can spot such injuries right at the tennis court, before they become serious.

New research has found the world’s first portable MRI machine can accurately detect ischemic strokes. The machine was authorized by the FDA in 2020 and researchers are increasingly demonstrating it to be as effective a tool as bigger MRI devices.

Hundreds of scientists around the globe have shared data to create the world's first brain growth chart. The project incorporated MRI scans from subjects of all ages to offer a unique portrait of how our brains change over the course of a lifetime.

One promising possibility for next-gen cancer treatments involves infiltrating tumors with specially-designed particles and heating them up to destroy the cancerous tissue, and new research takes this technology into new terrain.

MRI is a powerful diagnostic tool, but the size and cost limits where it can be used. A compact, affordable new MRI system uses a much smaller magnetic field and doesn’t require shielding, and is still able to diagnose brain disorders in patients.

The world's first portable MRI machine proved its potential in early trials last year, and a new Yale-led study has built on this success by using it to detect cases of stroke in need of surgical intervention, with a high degree of accuracy.