When Graeme F. Woodworth, MD, decided to focus his research efforts on glioblastomas, “everybody thought it was a dead end,” the neurosurgeon recalled. It wasn’t an unusual path for him. His first job ...

Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound—a noninvasive technique that uses sound waves ...

Levels of iron in the brain could be a warning sign of future Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. High levels of the chemical element have been shown to increase brain toxins and trigger ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Neurosurgeon Dr. Sebastian Rubino recently performed a Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) procedure, a minimally invasive brain tumor treatment, at Northwell Staten Island ...

Magnetic resonance imaging is a powerful diagnostic tool capable of assisting physicians in finding diseases and injuries throughout the body. Claustrophobic people, however, often avoid these ...