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Stressor-evoked brain activity in midlife adults is linked to preclinical atherosclerosis via stress-related blood pressure.

MRI technology maps brain metabolism in real time. This high-resolution, non-invasive technique reveals metabolic activity ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or functional MRI (fMRI), uses MRI technology to measure cognitive activity by monitoring blood flow to certain areas of the brain.

Diagnosing Parkinson's disease has always been a race against time. The later it’s found, the harder it is to treat.

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a fast, noninvasive MRI method to map whole-brain metabolism. The technique identifies early biochemical changes in the brain.