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First National Preclinical Imaging Centre established in Ireland to enhance medical research

A new National Preclinical Imaging Centre which will provide enhanced research data to inform new clinical trials that aim to improve patient outcomes, has been awarded funding of €3.4 million under the Science Foundation Ireland Research Infrastructure Programme.

16 Jun 2020

New material opens the door for deeper biological imaging

A team from the Department of Chemistry has established an approach for the creation of a metal-organic framework material that provides new perspectives for the sensitization of near-infrared luminescent lanthanide ions, including unprecedented possibilities of imaging deeper in tissues for more comprehensive studies of biological systems with light.

9 Jun 2020

Improving IVF Treatments by Imaging Sperm Cells

News-Medical spoke to Professor Natan Shaked about his new sperm cell imaging technique that could be used to help improve the outcomes of IVF treatments.

22 May 2020

Physical presence of spouses can alter each other's brain activity

A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers has revealed how the physical presence of spouses who are co-parenting can alter each other's brain activity.

12 May 2020

Study: Prediction errors also play a role in the context of highly dynamic perceptual events

A popular theory in neuroscience called predictive coding proposes that the brain produces all the time expectations that are compared with incoming information.

12 May 2020

Study explores impact of simultaneous alcohol and cannabis usage on unborn children

An unforeseen consequence of normalization of marijuana use is that adolescents and adults of childbearing age are increasingly engaged in a practice of Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabinoid (SAC) use, or co-ingestion.

28 Apr 2020

Researchers to study link between arterial structure and cognition

A new grant will support a collaboration between researchers in the U.S. and Australia to study the link between arterial, brain, and cognitive integrity in healthy older adults.

16 Apr 2020

Purdue technology may help surgeons better map out tumors in the body

A new tool for medical professionals may help shed more light on tumors in the body and how the brain operates.

9 Apr 2020

Study reveals how serotonin balances communication within the brain

Our brain is steadily engaged in soliloquies. These internal communications are usually also bombarded with external sensory events.

7 Apr 2020

New handheld, high-resolution medical imaging device has potential for bedside scanning

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed the prototype of a handheld medical imaging device that can produce images down to resolutions of 1 to 2 micrometers.

25 Mar 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

Levitating human blood may lead to faster, more reliable disease detection

New research from the UBC's Okanagan campus, Harvard Medical School and Michigan State University suggests that levitating human plasma may lead to faster, more reliable, portable and simpler disease detection.

20 Feb 2020

New research could lead to 'breakthrough' for myelodysplastic syndrome

Korean researchers have observed cup-shaped red blood cells in the peripheral blood of a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome.

From Tomocube Inc. 30 Jan 2020

Scientists secure funding to develop better methods for evaluation of topically applied drugs

A team of leading scientists from Bath University UK, the UK's National Physical Laboratory, and the Colorado School of Mines USA has secured funding from the US Food and Drug Administration to develop better methods to assess the performance of topically applied drug products.

10 Jan 2020

Researchers capture light emission from the eye of a patient undergoing radiotherapy

For decades, theories have existed to explain patient reports of seeing light flashes during radiation therapy, even with their eyes closed.

7 Jan 2020

Novel artificial intelligence algorithm helps detect brain tumor

Researchers have developed a new imaging technique and artificial intelligence algorithm that can help identify brain tumors.

7 Jan 2020

Novel imaging technique produces accurate, real-time intraoperative diagnosis of brain tumors

A novel method of combining advanced optical imaging with an artificial intelligence algorithm produces accurate, real-time intraoperative diagnosis of brain tumors, a new study finds.

6 Jan 2020

Mice study shows the impact of taking antidepressants during pregnancy

Exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy and the first weeks of life can alter sensory processing well into adulthood, according to research in mice recently published in eNeuro.

From Society for Neuroscience 11 Dec 2019

Imaging technique and machine learning may provide accurate diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is the second most common type of cancer worldwide, with about 90% of cases occurring in people 50 or older.

5 Dec 2019

Improved optical imaging technique can help identify patients at risk of future heart attacks

Doctors need better ways to detect and monitor heart disease, the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers with support from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering has developed an improved optical imaging technique that found differences between potentially life-threatening coronary plaques and those posing less imminent danger for patients with coronary artery disease.

25 Nov 2019