After Jonathan Rothberg’s daughter was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis, he found himself joining her on frequent trips to the doctor. MRI scans had revealed tumors and cysts on her kidneys. The ...

Until recently, if you needed an ultrasound scan, it meant a trip to a hospital or a specialist’s office with an expensive, stand-alone machine. That’s changing, thanks to a new device called the ...

Can dogs smile? I am not sure, but Toby, a 4-year-old terrier-street dog mix, was grinning at me from inside his cage. This, despite having a shattered back leg and an abdomen full of blood. Maybe it ...

Light has an increasing number of applications in biology and medicine—it can be used to stimulate cell growth, manipulate ...

When Butterfly Network first began rolling out its handheld ultrasound scanners in 2018, much of the focus was on providing tools to parts of Africa and Latin America, where access to large and more ...

An ultrasound scan can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer, according to new research. Researchers at Imperial College London, University College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS ...

A straightforward neck scan could offer a crucial early warning system for heart failure in men, according to new research. This non-invasive technique, akin to ultrasound scans performed during ...

An ultrasound scan can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer, according to new research. An ultrasound scan can be used to detect cases of prostate cancer, according to new research. Researchers ...

In children hospitalised with acute severe ulcerative colitis on intravenous corticosteroids, intestinal ultrasound (IUS) parameters such as colonic wall thickness (CWT) were associated with ...

Exposure to ultrasound can affect fetal brain development, a new study suggests. But researchers say the findings, in mice, should not discourage pregnant women from having ultrasound scans for ...

Renal ultrasound scans, which people may also call kidney ultrasounds, provide an image of the kidneys and may help doctors identify an underlying issue with these organs. An ultrasound, also known as ...