Neuroimaging of decreased blood flow in specific regions of the brain can differentiate between depression and cognitive disorders, according to a new report in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Does ...

Dec. 4, 2002 (Chicago) - A radiopharmaceutical-imaging agent - ioflupane (I123-FP-CIT) - used with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is "98% accurate" for early diagnosis of Parkinson ...

In the last 50 years, behavioral health researchers have made major progress in understanding depression not as a condition born purely from lived experiences, but as a multi-faceted disorder with ...

Can a simple brain scan determine how old your brain is? Your brain is as old as you are in chronological years, of course, but what about in wear-and-tear years? It would be an exciting prospect if ...

Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen‘s pioneering approach to cognitive function and mental health centers on SPECT scans of the brain, which he uses to analyze physiological activity instead of a traditional ...

In what is believed to be a world-first study, researchers from the University of Adelaide's Australian Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative (ADARC) have used brain scans to identify ...

From omega-3s to ginkgo biloba, there is a dizzying array of supplements out there purporting to support brain health. But ...