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High-definition eye scan could reveal crucial warning signs of Alzheimer's disease

Cedars-Sinai neuroscience investigators have found that Alzheimer's disease affects the retina – the back of the eye – similarly to the way it affects the brain.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers get closer to creating new blood test that can identify breast cancer brain metastasis

Houston Methodist cancer researchers are now closer to creating a blood test that can identify breast cancer patients who are at increased risk for developing brain metastasis, and also monitor disease progression and response to therapy in real time.

17 Aug 2017

Study shows feasibility of noninvasive retinal imaging for screening people at risk of AD

Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Currently, challenges in making an early and definitive diagnosis of AD limit opportunities to intervene with disease-modifying therapies before substantial neurodegeneration occurs.

17 Aug 2017

Early surgery for rotator cuff tears leads to lasting improvement in outcomes

Early surgery to repair tears of one of the shoulder rotator cuff muscles provides lasting improvement in strength, function, and other outcomes, reports a study in the August 16, 2017 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

17 Aug 2017

New terahertz imaging could be useful tool for detecting early-stage skin cancer

Researchers have developed a new terahertz imaging approach that, for the first time, can acquire micron-scale resolution images while retaining computational approaches designed to speed up image acquisition.

17 Aug 2017

Preclinical research using 1 Tesla desktop MRI

An interview with Dr. Ichio Aoki, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 17 Aug 2017

Shimadzu wins Frost & Sullivan’s Global General Radiography Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

Shimadzu Corporation was recognized for their global strategies and product launch efforts for diagnostic X-ray imaging systems and received the 2017 Global General Radiography Product Line Strategy Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan, a major global market research and consulting company based in the U.S.

17 Aug 2017

New multicolor MRI approach could aid disease diagnosis

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed a method that could make magnetic resonance imaging--MRI--multicolor.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers discover new brain area involved in spatial memory and navigation

Navigation in mammals including humans and rodents depends on specialized neural networks that encode the animal's location and trajectory in the environment, serving essentially as a GPS, findings that led to the 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

16 Aug 2017

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

During operations, it can be difficult for surgeons to avoid severing crucial nerves because they look so much like other tissue.

16 Aug 2017

BU scientist wins $231,000 AHA award to improve cardiovascular therapies

Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, has received a Scientist Development grant from the American Heart Association.

16 Aug 2017

Brain scans reveal lower serotonin transporters in people with mild cognitive impairment

In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought and memory ability, Johns Hopkins researchers report evidence of lower levels of the serotonin transporter -- a natural brain chemical that regulates mood, sleep and appetite.

14 Aug 2017

Highly sensitive blood test holds potential for quickly tracking cancer growth and spread

Stanford University scientists have described a new type of test that can detect genetic mutations in minute amounts of DNA released from cancer cells into the blood.

14 Aug 2017

Chemist develops new sugar-coated probe to easily detect low pH in living cells

The human body is engaged in a constant tightrope walk to maintain the right pH, because when our cells' acid-alkaline balance goes wrong, it can go wrong in a big way.

11 Aug 2017

Livecyte® Kinetic Cytometer system by Phasefocus wins 2017 Microscopy Today Innovation Award

Phasefocus is the proud recipient of a 2017 Microscopy Today Innovation Award for its Livecyte® Kinetic Cytometer system.

From Phase Focus Limited 11 Aug 2017

Study examines if widespread pain originates in the brain

Pain is the most common reason people seek medical care, according to the National Institutes of Health.

11 Aug 2017

Researchers unravel mystery of how the brain identifies well-known faces

There's nothing quite like the rush of recognition that comes from seeing a familiar face. But scientists have been hard-pressed to explain how we identify well-known faces--or how that process differs from the way we perceive unfamiliar ones.

11 Aug 2017

Scientists map learning and memory center of fruit fly larva brain

A Johns Hopkins University mathematician and computer scientist joined an international team of neuroscientists to create a complete map of the learning and memory center of the fruit fly larva brain, an early step toward mapping how all animal brains work.

11 Aug 2017

ACR develops 3 new guidance documents, revises 32 others to advance science of radiology

The American College of Radiology developed 3 new guidance documents and revised 32 others to advance the science of radiology and improve the quality of service to patients.

10 Aug 2017

An exercise pill for heart failure patients

According to latest research, scientists at the Ottawa University, Canada have come up with a pill that can mimic the effects of regular exercise. This could be significantly beneficial to heart failure patients. The study was published in the journal Nature.

10 Aug 2017

Imaging News and Research

High-definition eye scan could reveal crucial warning signs of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers get closer to creating new blood test that can identify breast cancer brain metastasis

Study shows feasibility of noninvasive retinal imaging for screening people at risk of AD

Early surgery for rotator cuff tears leads to lasting improvement in outcomes

New terahertz imaging could be useful tool for detecting early-stage skin cancer

Preclinical research using 1 Tesla desktop MRI

Shimadzu wins Frost & Sullivan’s Global General Radiography Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

New multicolor MRI approach could aid disease diagnosis

Researchers discover new brain area involved in spatial memory and navigation

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

BU scientist wins $231,000 AHA award to improve cardiovascular therapies

Brain scans reveal lower serotonin transporters in people with mild cognitive impairment

Highly sensitive blood test holds potential for quickly tracking cancer growth and spread

Chemist develops new sugar-coated probe to easily detect low pH in living cells

Livecyte® Kinetic Cytometer system by Phasefocus wins 2017 Microscopy Today Innovation Award

Study examines if widespread pain originates in the brain

Researchers unravel mystery of how the brain identifies well-known faces

Scientists map learning and memory center of fruit fly larva brain

ACR develops 3 new guidance documents, revises 32 others to advance science of radiology

An exercise pill for heart failure patients

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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