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Philips unveils new ultrasound system at ESC Congress 2014

Royal Philips today announced the launch of Affiniti, a new ultrasound system designed to enable global hospitals and health systems to overcome the demands of increasing patient volumes and cost pressures.

31 Aug 2014

ESC launches first recommendations on use of all new oral anticoagulants in pulmonary embolism

The first recommendations on the use of all new oral anticoagulants in pulmonary embolism are published today in new ESC Guidelines.

30 Aug 2014

MS study uses fNIRS to examine brain activation during working memory task

Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Kessler Foundation researchers have shown differential brain activation patterns between people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and healthy controls.

30 Aug 2014

Special issue looks at how researchers use bioinformatics to understand plant form

As technology advances, science has become increasingly about data-how to gather it, organize it, and analyze it.

30 Aug 2014

Preventing tentacle-like structures from forming can stop spread of cancer entirely

A new study from the research group of Dr. John Lewis at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) and the Lawson Health Research Institute (London, ON) has confirmed that "invadopodia" play a key role in the spread of cancer. The study, published in Cell Reports, shows preventing these tentacle-like structures from forming can stop the spread of cancer entirely.

30 Aug 2014

ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases published in European Heart Journal

The first comprehensive ESC Guidelines on aortic diseases are published today. They are presented at ESC Congress 2014 by Task Force Chairpersons Professor Raimund Erbel (Germany) and Professor Victor Aboyans (France).

30 Aug 2014

BC Technical closes acquisition of Polaris Medical Imaging

BC Technical, the nation's leading non-OEM provider of Medical Imaging Solutions, has acquired Polaris Medical Imaging, a leader in sales, service and installation of GE MRI and CT scanners.

30 Aug 2014

ChemImage to present a workshop on hyperspectral imaging at ANZFSS 2014

ChemImage will present a workshop focused on hyperspectral imaging at the Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society's 22nd International Symposium on the Forensic Sciences in Adelaide, Australia. Forensic Scientists will be in attendance for discussion concerning the advancements that hyperspectral imaging can bring to examination procedures.

29 Aug 2014

New method could help doctors better understand how drug abuse affects the brain

A new method for measuring and imaging how quickly blood flows in the brain could help doctors and researchers better understand how drug abuse affects the brain, which may aid in improving brain-cancer surgery and tissue engineering, and lead to better treatment options for recovering drug addicts.

29 Aug 2014

Rice University researchers confirm potent synthesis of natural tetracycline

A fortuitous collaboration at Rice University has led to the total synthesis of a recently discovered natural antibiotic.

29 Aug 2014

Pixcelldata, eX-Path announce major new deal in advance of ECP 2014

Pixcelldata, the innovative Irish developer of digital pathology management and collaboration software has announced a major new deal with Dutch based eX-Path, global providers of tele-pathology services, founded by renowned pathology expert, Dr. Marius Nap.

29 Aug 2014

Philips to highlight full range of cardiology solutions at ESC Congress 2014

Royal Philips today announced its presence at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2014, where the company is highlighting the full range of its cardiology solutions serving clinicians and patients across the care continuum from prevention and diagnosis, to treatment, recovery and wellness.

From Philips Healthcare 29 Aug 2014

Aberrant reward processing likely to precede bipolar symptom onset

Healthy children who have a parent with bipolar disorder show altered brain activation during reward processing, research shows.

28 Aug 2014

Reticular pseudodrusen predicts late-stage AMD

Reticular pseudodrusen increases the likelihood of people with choroidal neovascularisation in one eye also developing late-stage, age-related macular degeneration in the other eye, researchers report.

28 Aug 2014

Preoperative ultrasound reveals NSCLC chest wall invasion

Surgeon-performed ultrasound is a good alternative to computed tomography for the identification of chest wall invasion in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, suggests research demonstrating 90% sensitivity for detection of the spread.

28 Aug 2014

Non-invasive functional neuroimaging tools help characterize how brain activity disrupted in dyslexia

A new study in Biological Psychiatry maps the circuitry of dyslexia. Dyslexia, the most commonly diagnosed learning disability in the United States, is a neurological reading disability that occurs when the regions of the brain that process written language don't function normally.

28 Aug 2014

Young adults who experienced depression have hyper-connected networks in the brain

Depression may be better predicted and understood now that University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have discovered that young adults who previously experienced the mental illness have hyper-connected emotional and cognitive networks in the brain.

28 Aug 2014

Imaging News and Research

Philips unveils new ultrasound system at ESC Congress 2014

ESC launches first recommendations on use of all new oral anticoagulants in pulmonary embolism

MS study uses fNIRS to examine brain activation during working memory task

Special issue looks at how researchers use bioinformatics to understand plant form

Preventing tentacle-like structures from forming can stop spread of cancer entirely

ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases published in European Heart Journal

BC Technical closes acquisition of Polaris Medical Imaging

ChemImage to present a workshop on hyperspectral imaging at ANZFSS 2014

New method could help doctors better understand how drug abuse affects the brain

Rice University researchers confirm potent synthesis of natural tetracycline

Pixcelldata, eX-Path announce major new deal in advance of ECP 2014

Philips to highlight full range of cardiology solutions at ESC Congress 2014

Aberrant reward processing likely to precede bipolar symptom onset

Reticular pseudodrusen predicts late-stage AMD

Preoperative ultrasound reveals NSCLC chest wall invasion

Non-invasive functional neuroimaging tools help characterize how brain activity disrupted in dyslexia

Young adults who experienced depression have hyper-connected networks in the brain

Meridian Health joins "The Baton Pass" to spread message of hope

EPO administered to preterm infants linked with reduced risk of brain injury

New technology may pinpoint minor strains in body's tissues long before injuries occur

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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