Over 5% of children and adolescents are diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) globally. This condition is characterized by a short attention span, hyperactivity or impulsive ...

Children about to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan might understandably feel apprehensive, but a study suggested that their fears could be eased by giving them a 'play kit' that uses a ...

More than one million children globally have used the LEGO MRI Scanner in hospitals to help them prepare for MRI scans through play-based learning. 96% of healthcare professionals say the model helps ...

Jonathan Ashmore, a resident physicist at King’s College Hospital, keeps a pair of sound-cancelling headphones on his desk. He dons them every time a very young patient arrives at the MRI scanner in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Whether it’s the brain, spine, joints, tissues, or organs, 10 million people will get an MRI or magnetic resonance imaging. It’s a diagnostic imaging procedure ...

Dr. Mohammed Iqbal watches a monitor in a control room behind the operating room at Dell Children's Medical Center. An image of a brain lights up with green, yellow and blue areas to denote that ...

The whir of an otherworldly machine coupled with the claustrophobic requirement of staying completely still while a doctor peeks at your organs isn’t exactly a recipe for comfort — no matter the age ...

A new VR system that uses eye-tracking technology can calm children while they undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanning. Developed by researchers at King’s College London, the method aims to ...

Hospitals are scary enough for the majority of us, but for kids, they can be terrifying. Even testing is frightening, particularly MRI scans which are big, loud, and require patients to stay still for ...