Heart attacks could be predicted YEARS in advance via X-ray

Heart attacks could be predicted YEARS in advance as study shows people with high calcium levels in the aorta are up to four times more likely be struck down A new study suggests heart attacks could be predicted via a simple X-ray High calcium levels in the aorta can increase your risk of a heart … Read more

Surgery: Wearable smart display for X-ray images ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’

Pioneering smart display device that attaches to a surgeon’s glasses and displays images in front of their eyes ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’ Spinal surgeons use real-time X-ray scans during operations to guide their work However, such images are typically displayed on monitors in the operating room  This forces surgeons to look away … Read more

Bob the 660-pound alligator undergoes an X-ray

Bob the 660-pound alligator is moved from Florida reptile farm to veterinary clinic in mammoth operation to undergo an X-ray on his leg Bob the 38-year-old reptile underwent tests at University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine after experiencing pain in his rear leg  Bob was strapped to a gurney, with his jaws tied shot, and … Read more

X-ray telescope’s map of universe shows 1M cosmic objects

A galaxy hunting telescope has completed its first full sweep of the hot, energetic universe, resulting in a stunning map with more than one million cosmic objects. The eROSITA X-ray Telescope has been scanning the sky for over 182 days and has discovered twice the number of known X-ray sources uncovered over the past 60 … Read more

X-ray telescope reveals new map of the universe with more than one MILLION cosmic objects

A galaxy hunting telescope has completed its first full sweep of the hot, energetic universe, resulting in a stunning map with more than one million cosmic objects. The eROSITA X-ray Telescope has been scanning the sky for over 182 days and has discovered twice the number of known X-ray sources uncovered over the past 60 … Read more