A new study found that oxalic acid, an organic compound found in humans and many plant-based foods, may also contribute to ...

Columnist Desiree Lama thought that the worst of her MRI experiences was behind her. Not so, she learned during a recent ...

It also forms in the body after people eat foods or supplements with vitamin C. Researchers therefore recommend avoiding ...

Researchers from the University of New Mexico found that gadolinium – a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans – could mix ...

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

As the trade war worsens, Beijing has banned the export of critical minerals used in the defense industry — but also for some ...

The condition can cause a thickening and hardening of the skin, heart and lungs and cause painful contracture of the joints. Gadolinium-based contrast agents are injected prior to MRI scans to ...

A chemical injected before MRI scans ... based contrast agents may cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, a rare condition leading to the thickening and hardening of the skin, heart, and lungs ...

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 ...

“The worst disease caused by MRI contrast agents is nephrogenic systemic fibrosis,” he said. “People have succumbed after just a single dose.” The condition can cause a thickening and hardening of the ...

The results were published in JAMA Cardiology. In LGE, gadolinium, a contrast agent, is injected into the bloodstream and perfuses the heart. An MRI is quickly performed as the gadolinium makes ...