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

Although the procedure is painless, the MRI machine makes a lot of noise, and you must lie very still for the images to be clear. The test takes about 45 minutes to an hour.

A brain abscess is a rare but life-threatening infection. Learn how advances in imaging, surgery, and diagnostics are ...

The brain is a highly complex network of nerve cells interconnected by delicate pathways—known as nerve fibers or tracts.

Your doctor will do a CT scan or a brain MRI to diagnose an arachnoid cyst. ... In this procedure, a neurosurgeon punctures the cyst with a small needle to drain the fluid.

The differentiation between acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage following cardiac surgery is critical in making appropriate treatment decisions. In this Technology Insight, Leary ...