In the brain, Alzheimer’s is characterized by two proteins, amyloid beta and tau, that become dysfunctional, forming plaques ...

This underutilized information is key to heart disease prevention.

St. Luke’s University Health Network now offers a proven, noninvasive diagnostic option for people with suspected heart disease: Heartflow FFR-CT Analysis. The test may reduce the need for invasive ...

How a new "breathalyzer" from the College of Veterinary Medicine could change the future of canine heart health.

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"That $99 saved my life," Ronnie Paul said of the test that showed he was at immediate risk of a heart attack 13WMAZ/Instagram A Georgia man underwent a $99 CT scan that measures calcium in the heart, ...

A man who underwent a voluntary $99 scan ended up undergoing open-heart surgery after the scan picked up a dangerous condition, even though he had no symptoms. He took the calcium test in July 2025. A ...

Patients in East Texas now have access to a new, advanced form of heart-imaging technology that physicians say can provide clearer, more accurate evaluations of blood flow to the heart and help detect ...

You’ve likely heard plenty about LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”) cholesterol, but there’s another heart-health marker worth knowing: ApoB. This lesser-known blood test can offer a more accurate picture ...

Abstract: Attenuation correction (AC) for positron emission tomography (PET) is usually based on a sequentially acquired CT image. In PET/MRI systems, however, AC is challenging as MR intensity has no ...

Based on the clinical and scientific evidence now available, there are no clinical scenarios or patient subgroups where cardiac PET with myocardial blood flow should be excluded.” — Timothy Bateman, ...