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Mount Sinai physicians first in the U.S. to analyze chest CT scans of patients with COVID-19

Mount Sinai Health System physicians--the first experts in the country to analyze chest computed tomography (CT) scans of patients from China with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)--have identified specific patterns in the lungs as markers of the disease as it develops over the course of a week and a half.

26 Feb 2020

New method to deliver an immune system 'uncloaking' device directly to cancer cells

Scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have designed and successfully tested an experimental, super small package able to deliver molecular signals that tag implanted human cancer cells in mice and make them visible for destruction by the animals' immune systems.

26 Feb 2020

Naturally occurring molecule could improve brain metabolism in patients with MS

N-acetylcysteine is a naturally occurring molecule that replenishes antioxidants and shows improved brain metabolism and self-reported improvements in cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to a study published in the journal, Frontiers in Neurology.

26 Feb 2020

Purdue researchers create wearable and stretchable coils for enhanced MRI scanning

Anyone who has had a mammogram or an MRI knows how uncomfortable and awkward the tests can be. Now, Purdue University researchers have taken technology used in the defense and aerospace industries to create a novel way of doing some medical imaging.

26 Feb 2020

Abbreviated MRI detects more cancers than 3D mammography in women with dense breasts

According to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging detected significantly more cancers than digital breast tomosynthesis in average-risk women with dense breast tissue.

25 Feb 2020

New imaging tool to track cellular events that may initiate obesity-related conditions

A collaborative team of researchers at Utah State University and the University of Central Florida developed a tool to track cellular events that may lead to obesity-related conditions in people.

25 Feb 2020

Hospital admission, neurological consultation linked to better care quality for people with mini-stroke

Admission to the hospital and being seen by a neurologist are factors associated with better quality care for people with a transient ischemic attack, also known as mini-stroke, according to new research led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute, Purdue University, and Indiana University.

24 Feb 2020

Clemson researchers discover protein function in parasites which afflict millions with diseases

In the quest to develop more effective treatments for parasitic diseases like African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis, scientists look for weaknesses in the organisms' molecular machinery. These weaknesses can then be targeted with drug therapies designed to kill the parasites.

24 Feb 2020

New technology uses microwaves and AI for tumor detection

Researchers have developed a new, inexpensive technology that could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation.

24 Feb 2020

Guiding nanoparticles directly to the tumor cells

Modern anticancer therapies aim to attack tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue. An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf and FU Berlin has made important progress in this area: the scientists have produced tiny nanoparticles that are designed to specifically target cancer cells.

24 Feb 2020

Simple blood test could be used by GPs to aid in earlier brain tumor diagnosis

A new simple blood test for brain tumors that could be used by GPs in primary care is being developed thanks to funding of nearly £500,000 by Cancer Research UK.

24 Feb 2020

New tool incorporates PET and CT scans to measure effectiveness of key anti-TB medicine

Experts believe that tuberculosis, or TB, has been a scourge for humans for some 15,000 years, with the first medical documentation of the disease coming out of India around 1000 B.C.E.

24 Feb 2020

UT Dallas scientists awarded CPRIT grants for lung, kidney cancer research

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded new grants totaling $1.8 million to two University of Texas at Dallas scientists for their research related to lung and kidney cancers.

23 Feb 2020

Study shows feasibility of using a robot to treat brain aneurysms

Using a robot to treat brain aneurysms is feasible and could allow for improved precision when placing stents, coils and other devices, according to late breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2020.

23 Feb 2020

Abnormally low levels of a key protein detected in brains of young men with autism

Using cutting-edge imaging technology, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown that the brains of young men with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have low levels of a protein that appears to play a role in inflammation and metabolism.

23 Feb 2020

Researchers study why colon cancer is more lethal in pediatric and young adult patients

Colon cancer is more likely to be lethal in children and young adults than middle-aged adults. In a single-institution study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex., found that differences in mortality rates persist regardless of whether pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients (aged 24 and younger) were born with a predisposition for colon abnormalities or disease and for the first time conclude that young people are more likely to have metastases outside the colon, into the abdominal cavity, when they are diagnosed.

23 Feb 2020

UCI makes tremendous strides in prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer

Like most people, John Gifford wasn't looking forward to a colonoscopy when he arrived on the UCI Medical Center campus in Orange in 2018.

23 Feb 2020

Transcendental meditation correlated with specific changes in the brain

A new study conducted at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca shows that the subjective feeling of well-being experienced by many people with the practice of meditation is correlated with specific changes in the brain.

23 Feb 2020

New evidence-based clinical guidelines for surgical treatment of thyroid disease

The first set of comprehensive, evidence-based clinical guidelines for surgical treatment of thyroid disease - developed by an expert panel assembled by the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons - was published today by Annals of Surgery.

23 Feb 2020

Two new grants will help researchers to study neurotechnology, drug delivery system

Two grants will fund interdisciplinary research at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, including a look at how neurons and muscle cells communicate with each other and also to develop a drug delivery system for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Feb 2020

Imaging News and Research

Mount Sinai physicians first in the U.S. to analyze chest CT scans of patients with COVID-19

New method to deliver an immune system 'uncloaking' device directly to cancer cells

Naturally occurring molecule could improve brain metabolism in patients with MS

Purdue researchers create wearable and stretchable coils for enhanced MRI scanning

Abbreviated MRI detects more cancers than 3D mammography in women with dense breasts

New imaging tool to track cellular events that may initiate obesity-related conditions

Hospital admission, neurological consultation linked to better care quality for people with mini-stroke

Clemson researchers discover protein function in parasites which afflict millions with diseases

New technology uses microwaves and AI for tumor detection

Guiding nanoparticles directly to the tumor cells

Simple blood test could be used by GPs to aid in earlier brain tumor diagnosis

New tool incorporates PET and CT scans to measure effectiveness of key anti-TB medicine

UT Dallas scientists awarded CPRIT grants for lung, kidney cancer research

Study shows feasibility of using a robot to treat brain aneurysms

Abnormally low levels of a key protein detected in brains of young men with autism

Researchers study why colon cancer is more lethal in pediatric and young adult patients

UCI makes tremendous strides in prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer

Transcendental meditation correlated with specific changes in the brain

New evidence-based clinical guidelines for surgical treatment of thyroid disease

Two new grants will help researchers to study neurotechnology, drug delivery system

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