Researchers believe a certain type of magnetic resonance imaging—neuromelanin-sensitive MRI—can detect a potential biomarker for identifying psychosis. Studies conducted at the National Institute of Mental Health, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, have found that the NM-MRI signal detects a marker of dopamine function in persons with schizophrenia and also serves as… Read More »
The skin cells of the face and body, regularly shed to reveal new, healthier skin underneath. This turnover process tends to slow down with age; to give your skin a boost, reach out for a body scrub with products available in your kitchen. A scrub when massaged in slow circular motion helps to slough off… Read More »
Aleksandr Davydov / Alamy By Clare Wilson A WIDELY used blood pressure medicine could help people overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The drug seems to make it easier for people to learn to stop being afraid of a past experience. It successfully helped people in a lab test lose a mild fear they had just… Read More »
A heart-in-mouth moment: X-ray reveals a perfect heart shape in a girl’s chest after she swallowed a necklace A 3-year-old girl presented to an emergency department in San Diego A radiograph confirmed heart-shaped foreign body in the thoracic esophagus The patient was taken to the operating room to undergo rigid endoscopy By Peter Lloyd for… Read More »