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Study demonstrates association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety. The findings, which currently appear on-line at Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, is the first to demonstrate an association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety.

20 Aug 2010

Cerulean Pharma to assemble scientific experts at ACS National Meeting symposium

Cerulean Pharma Inc., a leader in designing and developing nanopharmaceuticals, today announced it will assemble a group of leading scientific experts at the American Chemical Society's ("ACS") 240th National Meeting & Exposition for a three-day thought leadership summit on the advancement of nanotechnology in the pharmaceutical and diagnostic industries.

20 Aug 2010

Elsevier to offer computed tomography through Mosby's Imaging Suite

20 Aug 2010

Positron signs agreement with Covidien for automated compounding of radiopharmaceuticals

Positron Corporation, announced it has signed an agreement with Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, under which Covidien will provide technical assistance to Positron in connection with Positron's development of technology to automate the compounding of radiopharmaceuticals.

20 Aug 2010

Elsevier, ASRT partner to provide CT modules through Mosby's Imaging Suite for technologists' education

Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announced an exclusive partnership with The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) to provide a complete series of computed tomography modules through Mosby's Imaging Suite for technologists' continuing education. This partnership will provide technologists access to the highest quality continuing education, and will give hospital management the best tools to ensure patient safety.

19 Aug 2010

Unavoidable breakdowns in brain connections as we age: Study

It's unavoidable: breakdowns in brain connections slow down our physical response times as we age, a new study suggests.

19 Aug 2010

University of Maryland researchers link 3-D CT scans to standard ablation techniques

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have developed a novel 3-D imaging approach that may improve the accuracy of treatment for ventricular tachycardia, a potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder that causes the heart to beat too fast. The new approach couples CT images with conventional ablation techniques to eliminate erratic electrical circuits in the heart that produce arrhythmias.

19 Aug 2010

Immunomedics, GE Healthcare collaborate to evaluate peptide labeling technologies

Immunomedics, Inc. and GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company, announced today that they have entered into a license and collaboration agreement for the evaluation of labeling technologies based on Immunomedics' patented F-18 peptide labeling method. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but GE Healthcare will fund all costs related to this collaboration.

18 Aug 2010

New research explores effects of radiation on human bone after stereotactic radiosurgery

New research holds promise for the thousands of people whose cancer has spread to their bones.A common treatment for such patients is radiation surgery even though very little is known about radiosurgery's impact on bone strength, says Edmond Richer, associate professor of engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

18 Aug 2010

Mindray announces US launch of new premium M7 ultrasound system

Mindray DS USA, a Mindray Global Company, announces the launch of the company's new premium M7 ultrasound system in the United States. The M7 platform is based on breakthrough System On Chip (SOC) technology, bringing a new level of imaging performance to a compact portable system.

From Mindray 18 Aug 2010

Concord Medical Services 2010 second quarter revenue increases 38.3%

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, the operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

18 Aug 2010

Varian to showcase new Gated RapidArc technology at 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. will showcase the company's new Gated RapidArc technology on its Trilogy® machine with advanced motion management capabilities at the 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition being held in Beijing August 19-21 by China's Ministry of Health. Varian, the world's leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer and a premier supplier of X-ray imaging technology, will also exhibit its software for planning and for managing radiation therapy treatments.

18 Aug 2010

Researchers develop genetically mutated stem cells for myelin research

Vanishing White Matter (VWM) disease is a devastating condition that involves the destruction of brain myelin due to a mutation in a central factor. To understand the disease and test potential treatments that could apply to other disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, Prof. Orna Elroy-Stein of Tel Aviv University's Department of Cell Research and Immunology is leading a scientific breakthrough by developing laboratory mice which carry the VWM mutation an important new tool.

18 Aug 2010

Alliance HealthCare Services offers to exchange series B senior notes due 2016

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.,a leading national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services, announced today that it has completed its offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") up to $190 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.00% series B senior notes due 2016 which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its outstanding 8.00% senior notes due 2016 which were issued in a private placement (the "Private Notes").

18 Aug 2010

Brain connections break down as we age

It's unavoidable: breakdowns in brain connections slow down our physical response times as we age, a new study suggests.

17 Aug 2010

Study discovers multiple effects of SSRIs on cells

A new discovery about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) suggests that these drugs, which are used to treat mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, have multiple effects on our cells. In a research report published in the August 2010 issue of GENETICS, researchers used yeast cells to identify secondary drug targets or pathways affected by SSRIs. Such secondary pathways could help explain why different people taking the same drug may experience different effects, and could also lead to new types of drugs altogether.

17 Aug 2010

Researchers visualize ruptures of atherosclerotic plaques with multi-color CT and gold nanoparticles

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using multi-color computed tomography (CT), an innovation that will lead to better and earlier diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. The data are published in the September issue of Radiology.

17 Aug 2010

Washington Post: Debate over whether big health systems help cut costs

In Roanoke, Va., one company owns the city's two hospitals and six others in a region of 250,000 residents, commanding the area's largest economic engine and a workforce that includes 550 doctors, The Washington Post reports. Carilion Clinic's consolidation has sparked a local row: Is this the future of integrated, efficient health care delivery, or is it a gilded-age style monopoly?

16 Aug 2010

World's smallest ultrasonic transducers

Scientists and Engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting ultrasound.

16 Aug 2010

Dynasil third-quarter revenue increases 33% to $11.3 million

Dynasil Corporation of America today announced record financial results for its 2010 third quarter, which ended June 30, 2010. The Company posted record revenue for the 2010 third quarter of $11.3 million which compares to $8.5 million in the third-quarter of 2009, a 33% increase year over year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $1.33 million, $727,646, and $0.05, increases of 92%, 85%, and 120%, respectively, compared with the prior year.

16 Aug 2010

Imaging News and Research

Study demonstrates association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety

Cerulean Pharma to assemble scientific experts at ACS National Meeting symposium

Elsevier to offer computed tomography through Mosby's Imaging Suite

Positron signs agreement with Covidien for automated compounding of radiopharmaceuticals

Elsevier, ASRT partner to provide CT modules through Mosby's Imaging Suite for technologists' education

Unavoidable breakdowns in brain connections as we age: Study

University of Maryland researchers link 3-D CT scans to standard ablation techniques

Immunomedics, GE Healthcare collaborate to evaluate peptide labeling technologies

New research explores effects of radiation on human bone after stereotactic radiosurgery

Mindray announces US launch of new premium M7 ultrasound system

Concord Medical Services 2010 second quarter revenue increases 38.3%

Varian to showcase new Gated RapidArc technology at 2010 CHINA-HOSPEQ exhibition

Researchers develop genetically mutated stem cells for myelin research

Alliance HealthCare Services offers to exchange series B senior notes due 2016

Brain connections break down as we age

Study discovers multiple effects of SSRIs on cells

Researchers visualize ruptures of atherosclerotic plaques with multi-color CT and gold nanoparticles

Washington Post: Debate over whether big health systems help cut costs

World's smallest ultrasonic transducers

Dynasil third-quarter revenue increases 33% to $11.3 million

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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