Researchers from the University of New Mexico found that gadolinium – a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans – could mix with oxalic acid found in many foods to precipitate tiny nanoparticles of ...

A toxic metal used in MRI scans may pose greater health risks than previously known, especially in people who consume foods ...

A gene once believed to be extremely rare may actually be surprisingly common—and capable of quietly raising the risk of ...

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis can cause a thickening and hardening of the skin, heart and lungs—and cause painful contracting of the joints.

Normally, an MRI is used to explore the inside of the human body more thoroughly, especially to look at tissues that cannot be seen with a conventional X-ray. It is an examination ...

As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, according to new estimates from Cambridge researchers. Previous estimates ...

Contrast agents are often used in diagnostic technologies like MRIs. There are many different types of contrast agents ... | Clinical And Molecular Dx ...

A MAN’S peculiar habit of sniffing his dirty socks after wearing them landed him in hospital, as he developed a fungal lung ...

A toxic metal used in MRI scans may pose greater health risks than previously thought ... which causes thickening and hardening of the skin, heart, lungs, and joints. "The worst disease caused ...

A chemical injected before MRI scans to help create sharper images ... of these nanoparticles associated with potentially deadly health problems in the kidneys and other organs.