A new study published in the journal Movement Disorders offers hope for detecting the disease earlier. Scientists used brain ...

A new study used PET brain scans to predict cognitive decline based on the presence of amyloid and tau proteins in the brain in otherwise cognitively healthy individuals. The findings suggest that ...

UC Davis Health's first-of-its-kind total body scanner EXPLORER is being given yet another new assignment—assessing how cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and other systemic conditions, can affect the ...

PET scans are commonly used to identify brain disorders, heart problems and cancers, and to evaluate the progress of cancer treatments. The test begins with the injection of a small amount of a ...

A novel PET imaging approach has revealed distinct patterns of brain inflammation in patients with progressive apraxia of speech (PAOS), a rare neurodegenerative disorder that affects speech planning.

A new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, suggests positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans could reveal hidden inflammation ...

A new study suggests that a promising blood test for Alzheimer’s disease may need to be interpreted differently depending on whether the patient is male or female. The researchers found that for the ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...