Disturbing scans reveal how brain damage caused by alcohol carries on for up to SIX WEEKS after you stop drinking Experts in Germany and Spain scanned the brains of alcoholics and non-drinkers They found there was less activity in the drinkers’ brains even weeks later Areas of the brain controlling emotions, behaviour and memory were … Read more
Carrie Symonds has sent Boris Johnson pregnancy scans of their unborn baby as he continues to recover from the coronavirus in hospital. Ms Symonds, 32, also wrote to the Prime Minister as it was revealed he has been up and about on a ward in St Thomas’, central London. Mr Johnson was taking ‘short walks’ … Read more
Scans published by scientists have shown the lung damage caused by vaping in teenagers as young as 13. Fourteen teenagers who were hospitalised with shortness of breath, coughing and chest pains were assessed by researchers. They found fluid or debris filled sacs in the lungs, thickening and inflammation of tissue and pressure on the chest wall. … Read more
Victory for prostate cancer campaign as it emerges high-tech scans are to become available at almost three-quarters of hospitals Nearly three quarters of NHS trusts can access ‘multi-parametric’ MRI machines Tests more effective than biopsies and produce detailed images of the prostate Some 72 per cent of hospitals and health boards now offer these mp-MRI scans … Read more
CT scans may be faster than nasal and throat swabs at diagnosing coronavirus, a new study suggests. Doctors from The Mount Sinai Health System in New York were the first in the US to analyze lung scans of patients in China with the highly contagious disease. They said they were able to identify specific patterns … Read more
Blood flows differently through the hearts of men and women, according to new research. Scans have identified dramatic variations in its movement through the left ventricle – the organ’s main pumping chamber. Men’s hearts have to work harder and exert more energy there in order to move blood through the organ, whereas women’s blood swirled … Read more