When it's overactive (hyperthyroidism), symptoms can include weight loss, anxiety and rapid heart rate. While medication is ...

Many of the devices that make modern life convenient and efficient rely on rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries, one ...

Despite guidelines addressing overdetection, no significant declines are seen; emphasis on active surveillance approaches is ...

Over time, batteries break down. Studying this process in-depth with imaging techniques may help us improve the lifespan of ...

UC Health Parkview in Pueblo installed a brand new, two ton MRI machine, meaning people no longer have to travel outside of the community for a quality MRI scan.

Researchers reported that a lung MRI technique that uses inhaled gas can identify early patchy lung defects in patients with ...

A thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) test looks for certain antibodies that attack the thyroid. The presence of TbAb in high levels may indicate that someone has an autoimmune condition. To conduct a ...

Find out what it's like to undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan, commonly known as an MRI scan, from our short video. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans are used to acquire detailed images of ...

What is an MRI scan? MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. The MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create images (pictures) of tissues, organs and other structures inside ...

Thyroid disorders during pregnancy are becoming highly prevalent as conditions like hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are taking a toll on women during pregnancies. Every year, Thyroid ...

to accommodate the clinic. Guy Boswall says the clinic plans to recruit from across Canada and will try not to encroach on the MRI staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. (Wayne Thibodeau/CBC ...