Nancy Preston didn’t have a heart attack. Nor did she have chest discomfort, shortness of breath or heart palpitations — all symptoms of heart disease. Instead, a routine mammogram led toPreston ...

A study by Penn State showed that mammograms found calcium deposits in the arteries of the breast. The deposits can help predict a woman's risk of heart attack and more. Breast arterial calcification, ...

Introduction: the increase in the incidence of congenital microcephaly in Brazil has been associated to the Zika virus outbreak. This case report aimed to describe the neurological impairment of ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A routine mammogram saved Nancy Preston’s life, but not because it found breast cancer. The 66-year-old woman’s screening uncovered unexpected signs of heart disease that led ...

A 43-year-old woman presented with insidious onset of neurocognitive decline, alien limb phenomenon, and personality changes. A case report by Anza Zahid, MD, a neurology resident at the Stanley H.

Coronary artery calcium scans can offer a more precise estimate of a patient’s chances for major cardiac events. Some cardiologists say it remains underused. By Paula Span A long list of Lynda ...

With the first detailed look inside breast tissue calcifications, Illinois researchers documented distinct differences between benign and cancerous deposits. In this sample of ductal carcinoma in situ ...

Benign and cancerous calcium phosphate deposits that may look identical on a mammogram have distinct differences in their structures and formation processes, according to researchers at the University ...

Mammograms help doctors detect breast cancer, but now they are being used in a new way -- to identify women who are at risk for heart disease. Not seeing signs of cancer on her routine mammogram is ...