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Scientists capture first optical images of carbon nanotubes inside a living organism

Using fruit flies, the researchers confirmed that a technique developed at Rice -- near-infrared fluorescent imaging -- was capable of detecting DNA-sized nanotubes inside living fruit flies.

25 Sep 2007

Possible cause of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis found

New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggest why some people with kidney failure can develop a rare tightening and swelling of the skin and other organs, including the lungs and heart.

25 Sep 2007

Incidental findings found when radiologists take a 'broader' look at renal MR angiography

Radiologists need to look beyond the renal arteries when doing renal MR angiography (MRA), a study conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN suggests.

25 Sep 2007

European directive will halt use of MRI scans; cancer diagnosis and treatment will suffer

Implementation of the Physical Agents (Electromagnetic Fields) Directive 2004/40/EC in all Member States could effectively halt the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an important tool in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research, a scientist told a press conference at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) (Monday September 24).

25 Sep 2007

Technique that measures human face from 3D facial images may help diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most extreme expression of alcohol's adverse effects on the developing fetus, and is part of the wider fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

25 Sep 2007

BioNanomatrix issued new nanofluidics patent

The patent covers a novel technique for the integration of nanofluidic channels with sample delivery systems, enabling single molecules of DNA, RNA or other proteins to be separated out from standard laboratory samples for direct imaging and analysis.

25 Sep 2007

Ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus plays role in sensory perception

The ventrolateral nucleus (VL) of the thalamus is connected to the cerebellum and motor cortex and therefore thought to be involved in motor function.

25 Sep 2007

Teal-time system plants 'seeds' against cancer

Radiation oncologists and urologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia have begun using a real-time system to implant radiation-emitting seeds in prostate cancer patients.

24 Sep 2007

Sensitivity of brain center for 'sound space' defined

While the visual regions of the brain have been intensively mapped, many important regions for auditory processing remain “uncharted territory.”

21 Sep 2007

Functional brain imaging shows neural circuits contributing to pedophilia

Pedophilia, the sexual attraction of adults to children, is a significant public health concern and it does not respond well to treatment.

21 Sep 2007

Planum temporale found to be responsible for perceiving auditory space

While the visual regions of the brain have been intensively mapped, many important regions for auditory processing remain terra incognita.

20 Sep 2007

Possible hepatitis C vaccine

The British Midlands Development Corporation has announced that the University of Nottingham in the British Midlands has released a statement promoting the development of a possible Hepatitis C Vaccine.

18 Sep 2007

RFID implant cancer questions concern patients

News that radio frequency identification (RFID) implants could pose dangerous health risks -- even cancer -- has the healthcare and personal health records (PHR) industries wondering how to provide medical professionals with vital patient health records in case of emergency.

18 Sep 2007

Reverse-engineering brain neurons to build better computers

By understanding how neurons process chemical signals when a person learns and remembers information, researchers believe they can create more reliable computers that employ stochastic computing components.

18 Sep 2007

Blood protein detects lung cancer, even at earliest stage

Biopharmaceutical researchers have found a protein in blood they say is linked to all stages of lung cancer but which rarely shows up in the blood of people without the disease.

18 Sep 2007

New guidelines to diagnose Alzheimer's disease

Physicians may be able to detect and treat Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in its earliest stages, when patients are experiencing only mild degrees of cognitive impairment, thanks to new diagnostic criteria proposed by an international group of researchers.

18 Sep 2007

Solid state NMR spectroscopy reveals the workings of 'Mother Nature's Blowtorch'

Using atom-level imaging techniques, University of Michigan researchers have revealed important structural details of an enzyme system known as "Mother Nature's blowtorch" for its role in helping the body efficiently break down many drugs and toxins.

17 Sep 2007

Agfa HealthCare signs multi-million dollar five-year radiology informatics agreement with Adventist Health System

Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it has inked a second, five-year agreement to provide Enterprise PACS technology for the entire Florida Division of Adventist Health System (Orlando, Florida, US).

14 Sep 2007

Major hospital IT and picture archiving and communications project underscores leading position of Agfa HealthCare

Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it has successfully installed its ORBIS Hospital Information System (HIS) together with its Picture Archiving and Communications system (PACS) IMPAX in the Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK) in Austria.

12 Sep 2007

Brain network related to intelligence identified

A primary mystery puzzling neuroscientists - where in the brain lies intelligence? - just may have a unified answer.

12 Sep 2007

Imaging News and Research

Scientists capture first optical images of carbon nanotubes inside a living organism

Possible cause of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis found

Incidental findings found when radiologists take a 'broader' look at renal MR angiography

European directive will halt use of MRI scans; cancer diagnosis and treatment will suffer

Technique that measures human face from 3D facial images may help diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome

BioNanomatrix issued new nanofluidics patent

Ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus plays role in sensory perception

Teal-time system plants 'seeds' against cancer

Sensitivity of brain center for 'sound space' defined

Functional brain imaging shows neural circuits contributing to pedophilia

Planum temporale found to be responsible for perceiving auditory space

Possible hepatitis C vaccine

RFID implant cancer questions concern patients

Reverse-engineering brain neurons to build better computers

Blood protein detects lung cancer, even at earliest stage

New guidelines to diagnose Alzheimer's disease

Solid state NMR spectroscopy reveals the workings of 'Mother Nature's Blowtorch'

Agfa HealthCare signs multi-million dollar five-year radiology informatics agreement with Adventist Health System

Major hospital IT and picture archiving and communications project underscores leading position of Agfa HealthCare

Brain network related to intelligence identified

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