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New technique measures how well cancer drugs reach their targets

Scientists have developed a technique that allows them to measure how well cancer drugs reach their targets inside the body.

13 Jul 2018

Machine-learning may aid in diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders

Could the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders one day be aided through the help of machine learning? New research from the University of Alberta is bringing us closer to that future through a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.

12 Jul 2018

New biosensor could enable early non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through magnetic resonance imaging

UPM researchers are involved in the development of a new biosensor that can be useful to achieve an early non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using magnetic resonance imaging.

12 Jul 2018

Study finds disrupted stress response in people with schizophrenia

Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people without the mental illness or individuals at high risk for developing psychosis, a new CAMH study shows.

11 Jul 2018

Study identifies cost-effective strategy to treat nail fungus using nanotechnology

Onychomycosis, a nail fungus that causes nail disfigurement, pain, and increased risk of soft tissue infection, impacts millions of people worldwide. There are several topical antifungal treatments currently available; however, treatment failure remains high due to a number of factors.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers develop personalized 'Therapeutic Intervention Fingerprint'

Personalized medicine - delivering therapies specially tailored to a patient's unique physiology - has been a goal of researchers and doctors for a long time.

11 Jul 2018

Study could help explain how synapses may be made weaker or stronger

To work at all, the nervous system needs its cells, or neurons, to connect and converse in a language of electrical impulses and chemical neurotransmitters.

11 Jul 2018

Study shows that no two people have the same brain anatomy

Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study by researchers of the University of Zurich has shown.

10 Jul 2018

Bruker launches innovative iProbe HRMAS for biomolecular, materials and clinical research

At EUROMAR 2018 conference (www.euromar2018.org), Bruker announced the iProbe HRMAS, which now enables full automation of high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 10 Jul 2018

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

A new positron emission tomography imaging method more fully evaluates the extent of rheumatoid arthritis by targeting translocator protein expression in the synovium (joint lining tissue).

10 Jul 2018

Novel plasmonic patch increases brightness in diagnostic tests

Fluorescence-based biosensing and bioimaging technologies are widely used in research and clinical settings to detect and image various biological species of interest.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers develop simple blood test to predict likely spread of rare cancer

New QUT research has shed fresh light on how head and neck cancer spreads to other organs and researchers are developing a simple blood test to tell doctors which patients are at risk of spread long before conventional imaging can.

9 Jul 2018

Researchers use information from computer tomography images to simulate heart function

Researchers at Linköping University have for the first time been able to use information from computer tomography images to simulate the heart function of an individual patient.

9 Jul 2018

Insight Medical and Onkos Surgical join hands to explore ways to apply augmented reality in musculoskeletal oncology

Insight Medical Systems has teamed up with Onkos Surgical, Inc. to explore opportunities to apply Insight Medical's ARVI in musculoskeletal oncology.

9 Jul 2018

Study highlights importance of preoperative evaluation for young athletes with shoulder instability

Young athletes with shoulder instability are considered to be a high-risk group of patients following arthroscopic shoulder stabilization given the high recurrence rates and lower rates of return to sport, which have been reported in the literature.

9 Jul 2018

Scientists create predictive model for neuroblastoma that incorporates early developmental signals

Neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, is particularly deadly because it is difficult to detect and thus generally advanced before treatment begins.

9 Jul 2018

Increased physical activity more important for heart disease patients than weight loss

Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life, according to a new study conducted at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

9 Jul 2018

New nanoparticle-based platform for detecting esophageal cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington's College of Nursing and Health Innovation have developed a new nanoparticle-based platform for simultaneous imaging and treatment of esophageal cancer.

6 Jul 2018

New software helps microscopes to autonomously and efficiently identify dendritic spines

Is it possible for microscopes to learn a bit about the brain? Even be taught by neuroscientists to reliably recognize parts of brain cells... all on their own?

6 Jul 2018

Researchers unravel molecular code that shapes complex networks in the brain

The brain is an enormously complex organ. Understanding how billions of brain cells succeed in making precise connections is a major challenge for neuroscientists.

6 Jul 2018

Imaging News and Research

New technique measures how well cancer drugs reach their targets

Machine-learning may aid in diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders

New biosensor could enable early non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through magnetic resonance imaging

Study finds disrupted stress response in people with schizophrenia

Study identifies cost-effective strategy to treat nail fungus using nanotechnology

Researchers develop personalized 'Therapeutic Intervention Fingerprint'

Study could help explain how synapses may be made weaker or stronger

Study shows that no two people have the same brain anatomy

Bruker launches innovative iProbe HRMAS for biomolecular, materials and clinical research

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

Novel plasmonic patch increases brightness in diagnostic tests

Researchers develop simple blood test to predict likely spread of rare cancer

Researchers use information from computer tomography images to simulate heart function

Insight Medical and Onkos Surgical join hands to explore ways to apply augmented reality in musculoskeletal oncology

Study highlights importance of preoperative evaluation for young athletes with shoulder instability

Scientists create predictive model for neuroblastoma that incorporates early developmental signals

Increased physical activity more important for heart disease patients than weight loss

New nanoparticle-based platform for detecting esophageal cancer cells

New software helps microscopes to autonomously and efficiently identify dendritic spines

Researchers unravel molecular code that shapes complex networks in the brain

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