Scientists have unveiled a powerful new tool that uses a single brain scan to determine how quickly your body—and mind—are ...

New research shows that AI can detect cancerous tumors in MRI brain scans that doctors often miss because of how small they ...

A new technology that uses clinical MRI machines to image metabolic activity in the brain could give researchers and ...

One MRI scan can now reveal how quickly you're aging. Faster aging links to poor memory, chronic illness, and earlier death.

Tom Weatherstone put symptoms down to his job but a routine, unconnected appointment led to life-changing discovery ...

A North Texas neurologist explains normal pressure hydrocephalus, its symptoms, and the treatment for the disorder.

By boosting the power of the laser (within safe limits) and improving the light-collection setup, scientists managed to ...

Cleeremans believes that people aren't born with consciousness in a single part of the brain. Instead, he believes that its location can be flexible, and learnt by different parts of the brain, which ...

A fundus examination confirmed bilateral papilledema, indicating swelling of the optic discs due to the increased pressure. Further evaluation revealed hyperhomocysteinemia as the root cause. To ...

The surgery to place the shunt is not particularly complex or dangerous, but it's a surgery and there are risks -- there are risks of infection, risks of bleeding in the brain, things like that.

The shunt allows the excess brain fluid to be directed to another part of the body, where it will not have detrimental effects. Despite the fail rate, shunts are the only treatment right now.

Following his diagnosis of a brain condition, singer Billy Joel has canceled all scheduled concerts. The five-time Grammy winner, 76, announced on Friday that he has normal pressure hydrocephalus ...