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Brain

More than 80 billion neurons, trillions of synapses and almost 6 kilometres of neural pathways: The brain is an anatomical masterpiece; it is our control centre, memory store, coordinator of thoughts and movement – and still puzzles science. In medicine, the focus is on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, but also on cerebrovascular disorders such as strokes and brain tumours, notably glioblastoma.

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News • Promising biomarker found

Broad rim lesions predict multiple sclerosis progression

A new biomarker for multiple sclerosis: the inflammatory cell rim from microglial cells surrounding brain lesions was found to directly correlate with the severity and speed of disease progression.

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News • Hybrid imaging

PET/MR update for added value in theranostics

Bringing diagnostics and therapy closer together - that is the basic concept behind theranostics. Through further development of its PET/MR scanners, Siemens Healthineers aims to advance this…

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News • Blood-brain barrier permeability

Exploring brain disease detection with quantitative PET imaging

Using an advanced PET scanner, US radiologists explore how cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and other systemic conditions, can affect the brain by assessing the impact on the blood-brain barrier.

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News • Spatial transcriptomics and proteomics profiling

Researchers explore post-stroke brain reperfusion

Researchers have succeeded in mapping how blood vessels in the brain react after a stroke. This new insight can lead to more effective treatment and fewer complications for patients.

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News • Brain MRI analysis

AI tool tracks effectiveness of multiple sclerosis treatments

A new AI tool can extract key information from brain MRI scans of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. This could be used to improve disease and treatment response monitoring.

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News • Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Impact of DMD on the brain may be reversible, study finds

New research has revealed how Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) also profoundly affects the brain, leading to cognitive and behavioural challenges that are very diverse and some could be reversible.

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