THURSDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- The olfactory bulb in the brain -- the brain's "smell center" -- may change in size as a person's sense of smell changes, a German study reports.

TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep deprivation can affect your ability to make sense of what you see, a study by neuroscience researchers at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore shows.

Using MRI to measure blood flow in the brains of volunteers, the researchers found that even after sleep deprivation, participants had periods of near-normal brain function in which they were able to complete tasks quickly. However, periods of slow response and severe declines in visual processing were mixed in with these periods of normalcy.

TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- An advanced imaging technique to detect head and neck cancer may not boost a patient's odds of receiving an early or more accurate diagnosis of the disease, new findings suggest.

By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- While undoubtedly lifesaving for many women, mammography is far from perfect. But, undergoing breast ultrasound in addition to standard mammography can find more cancers in high-risk women, particularly those with dense breast tissue, a new study found.

MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new way of analyzing MRI data can detect a subtle but serious kind of brain injury and help determine how a patient may recover, say researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Dr. Jennifer Engels, Breast Imaging Specialist at Cooper Clinic discusses the current indications for a breast MRI.

Dr. Engels, a Diagnostic Radiologist at Cooper Clinic explains how a breast MRI helps women with dense breast tissue when diagnosed with breast cancer.

By Carolyn Colwell
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- A sophisticated imaging technique can detect the changes in blood flow in the brain that often herald the emergence of highly malignant brain tumors, researchers report.

TUESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help predict the risk of cancer recurrence in prostate cancer patients who are about to have radiation therapy, a new U.S. study says.

By Alan Mozes
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Using brain scans and computer models, researchers report they have found a way to "read" visual activity in the brain.