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Study evaluates effectiveness of hypnotherapy

Although hypnosis has existed for hundreds of years, today it is still difficult to clearly judge its usefulness in the medical domain.

10 Sep 2015

National Association Of Science Writers Announces 2015 Science In Society Award Winners

Winners in each category receive a cash prize of $2,500, to be awarded at a reception on October 10, 2015, at the ScienceWriters2015 meeting taking place this year in Cambridge, Mass.

10 Sep 2015

NEI experts explore long-term effects of Ebola on the eye

Following the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa that took the lives of more than 11,200 people in the region, the National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has deployed a team of clinicians and technical experts to Monrovia, Liberia to investigate the long-term effects of Ebola on the eye.

9 Sep 2015

Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

The University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) has received an "exceptional" rating by the National Cancer Institute during an extensive peer-review process for its five-year competitive research support grant. The rating is the highest possible for an NCI cancer center.

9 Sep 2015

Lund University researchers reveal how the body develops acute pancreatitis

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may have discovered one of the keys to understanding how the body develops acute pancreatitis. The results offer hope for the development of drugs that specifically target the disease.

8 Sep 2015

PET imaging technique does not improve outcomes in esophageal cancer patients

Patients with cancer of the esophagus—also known as the gullet—are often given chemo- or radiotherapy, with the aim of shrinking the tumor before it is surgically removed.

4 Sep 2015

Researchers find intrinsic differences in mice’s neural stem cells using image-tracking technology

One of the longstanding debates in science, that has, perhaps unsurprisingly, permeated into the field of stem cell research, is the question of nature versus nurture influencing development.

4 Sep 2015

Four Next-Generation Preclinical Imaging Systems introduced

Bruker today introduces four important new preclinical imaging systems at the World Molecular Imaging Congress 2015

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 3 Sep 2015

HUYA Bioscience International expands HBI-8000 clinical trials for breast cancer

HUYA Bioscience International (HUYA) today announced expanding clinical trials with its lead cancer drug, HBI-8000, starting with a Phase 1 combination trial in support of a breast cancer program to be conducted in the United States.

3 Sep 2015

Researchers examine use of MRI after birth to identify children at risk of later academic impairment

School age children who are born prematurely are more likely to have low mathematical achievement, thought to be associated with reduced working memory and number skills, according to a new study published today in the neurology journal Brain.

3 Sep 2015

Double mastectomies on the rise in men with breast cancer, new report finds

The number of men with breast cancer who undergo surgery to remove the unaffected breast has risen sharply, according to a new report by American Cancer Society and Dana Farber Cancer Institute researchers. The report, appearing in JAMA Surgery, is the first to identify the trend, which mirrors a trend seen in U.S. women over the past two decades.

3 Sep 2015

Researchers develop new method that can target drug delivery to the lung

Researchers from Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center have developed a new method that can target delivery of very small volumes of drugs into the lung.

3 Sep 2015

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

University of Maryland Medicine (the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine) and its Center for Metabolic Imaging and Image-Guided Therapeutics (CMIT) has begun to use MRI-guided focused ultrasound on a deep structure within the brain related to Parkinson's disease - the globus pallidus.

2 Sep 2015

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

Treatment with life-saving medications has increased over the past ten years in ischaemic heart disease but levels are still suboptimal, according to the first results of the Chronic Ischaemic Cardiovascular Disease (CICD) Pilot Registry presented today at ESC Congress 2015 and published in European Heart Journal.

2 Sep 2015

Researchers perform first focused ultrasound treatments in the U.S. for dyskinesia

Researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Virginia have performed the first focused ultrasound treatments in the United States for dyskinesia associated with Parkinson's disease.

2 Sep 2015

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging launches new SIGMA II CS-7s CR system

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced today the new SIGMA II CS-7s Computed Radiography (CR) system, designed to deliver enterprise level imaging to community hospitals, clinics and private practices. By utilizing the same Control Station as the Konica Minolta AeroDR wireless flat panel detector, economic value is assured with an upgrade path from CR to DR.

2 Sep 2015

Dementia brain imaging is helpful but not definitive, shows new research

MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

2 Sep 2015

Diagnosing traumatic brain injury through a blood test: an interview with Dr Korley

The severity of traumatic brain injury is currently crudely classified as mild, moderate or severe. However, often patients referred to as mild have debilitating symptoms that are not “mild”. Additionally, there are patients currently classified as moderate or severe who regain their pre-injury functional status whereas others don’t.

1 Sep 2015

Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors unlikely to develop metastatic prostate cancer

Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors and whose disease is carefully monitored by urologists are unlikely to develop metastatic prostate cancer or die of their cancers, according to results of a study by researchers at the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins, who analyzed survival statistics up to 15 years.

1 Sep 2015

High speed cellFRAP imaging platform for dynamic in-vivo processes

Olympus introduces a flexible and accurate cellFRAP imaging platform specifically for the acquisition, monitoring and analysis of dynamic in-vivo processes by photomanipulation techniques. The easy-to-use platform delivers excellent optical performance and µs-precise control.

1 Sep 2015

Imaging News and Research

Study evaluates effectiveness of hypnotherapy

National Association Of Science Writers Announces 2015 Science In Society Award Winners

NEI experts explore long-term effects of Ebola on the eye

Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

Lund University researchers reveal how the body develops acute pancreatitis

PET imaging technique does not improve outcomes in esophageal cancer patients

Researchers find intrinsic differences in mice’s neural stem cells using image-tracking technology

Four Next-Generation Preclinical Imaging Systems introduced

HUYA Bioscience International expands HBI-8000 clinical trials for breast cancer

Researchers examine use of MRI after birth to identify children at risk of later academic impairment

Double mastectomies on the rise in men with breast cancer, new report finds

Researchers develop new method that can target drug delivery to the lung

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

Researchers perform first focused ultrasound treatments in the U.S. for dyskinesia

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging launches new SIGMA II CS-7s CR system

Dementia brain imaging is helpful but not definitive, shows new research

Diagnosing traumatic brain injury through a blood test: an interview with Dr Korley

Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors unlikely to develop metastatic prostate cancer

High speed cellFRAP imaging platform for dynamic in-vivo processes

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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