Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
| They all got magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans in 1998 and 1999, when they were on average 78 years old, and filled out detailed questionnaires on exercise and other types of activity. Most of them were a little overweight – with a body mass … See all stories on this topic » |
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THIS STUDY analyzed data on 691 adults in their early 70s, including information on their exercise habits and participation in socially oriented or intellectually challenging activities. MRI brain scans showed less shrinkage in the brains among those …
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Women’s annual breast exams could be improved by adding ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to the usual mammogram, according to a US study released on Tuesday.
I also enjoy the exercise and social networking benefits of tennis too much to live without it. So when the knee stiffness remained after two weeks, I visited my primary care doctor, who looked at my knee and ordered an MRI. …
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve had a medical
procedure lately, you probably first had blood tests, an imaging test like
an MRI or ultrasound, perhaps an electrocardiogram and possibly more.
| Doing extreme endurance exercise, like training for a marathon, can damage the heart, research reveals. MRI scans on 40 athletes training for challenging sporting events like triathlons or alpine cycle races showed most had stretched heart muscles. … See all stories on this topic » |
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Using new, more powerful MRI scanners, researchers have shown how even moderate exercise can actually increase the size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for forming memories, essentially turning back the clock and making the brain …
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that
compared to mammograms, MRI screenings for breast cancer saved money used
for diagnosis and boosted the likelihood that high-risk, underserved women
who were specially targeted would return for follow-up appointments.