fMRI is a widely-accepted, useful research tool but whether it can really predict who is telling the truth is another matter entirely (full text available to subscribers) More…
Filed by Body Scans at 5:00 am under Scan Articles
CT scans change the initial treatment plans of emergency physicians in over 1/4 of patients with suspected appendicitis, according to a study performed at the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. During the study 100 adult patients admitted to the ER for symptoms of appendicitis were evaluated. Click here for more…
Filed by Body Scans at 9:30 pm under Scan Articles
Researchers have uncovered new information that may help determine how likely you are to develop colon cancer. As NY1 Health & Fitness reporter Kafi Drexel explains in the following report, the risk may depend on if you have a variation of a certain gene. Continue…
Filed by Body Scans at 2:30 pm under Scan Articles
Mummy, I m sorry I got sick and made you cry. Those are words to break the hardest heart, and Melissa Atkins is anything but hard-hearted. She s just very proud of her little boy. More…
Filed by Body Scans at 8:01 am under Scan Articles
MILAN, Italy, Sept. 30 (UPI) — An Italian researcher says illicit sex can lead to debilitating migraines and even death. More…
Filed by Body Scans at 12:00 am under Scan Articles
The Providence man who dived into the roiling sea on Sunday to save his wife is believed dead, and rescuers have called off their search for a him. Full story…
Filed by Body Scans at 7:00 pm under Scan Articles
Fossils of a 33-foot-long, previously unknown meat-eating dinosaur discovered in South America are delivering insights to scientists on the long-suspected evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and modern birds. More…
Filed by Body Scans at 1:30 pm under Scan Articles
Accessible, but with a fresh feel. During the week before Ghost Town’s release I read that co-writer/director Daivd Koepp regretted casting British comedian Ricky Gervais as his lead. Why would he say such a thing? It apparently had nothing to do with Gervais personally or with his performance. Rather it had to do with Gervais not being terribly well known to American audiences,… More…
Filed by Body Scans at 6:00 am under Scan Articles
While Internet providers in the United States have backed off , for now, from the idea they may be able to make money by selling information on where their customers surf on the Internet, British Telecom is still moving forward with the idea. Full story…
Filed by Body Scans at 10:30 pm under Scan Articles
Your brain is conned to spend, spend, spend. Here’s how to take back control Click here for more…
Filed by Body Scans at 4:00 pm under Scan Articles