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NIH awards over $1.8 million to husband-and-wife doctors to test new breast cancer approach

Husband-and-wife doctors at the University of Virginia Cancer Center have been awarded more than $1.8 million from the National Institutes of Health for their effort to improve radiation therapy and breast surgery for patients with early-stage breast cancer.

16 Nov 2018

MCO places increasing emphasis on helping people find and access healthy food

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one out of every eight U.S. households experiences food insecurity. Access to healthy food is an important socioeconomic factor, or social determinant, in one's health, and for millions of Americans, it remains elusive.

16 Nov 2018

New edition of Red Journal focuses on roles of imaging in radiation oncology

A new special edition of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics focuses on the roles of imaging in radiation oncology. The collection explores topics such as improving accuracy with patient positioning, defining radiation therapy volumes using imaging, imaging of functional biomarkers, the role of imaging in post-treatment care, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

15 Nov 2018

AHA and ADA launch new initiative to help people with type 2 diabetes reduce heart disease risk

The American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association today launched their new, multi-year awareness and education initiative, Know Diabetes by Heart, to reduce cardiovascular deaths, heart attacks and strokes in people living with type 2 diabetes

13 Nov 2018

MR Solutions reveals elegant bench top CT scanner with clip-on PET and SPECT

MR Solutions continues to expand its range of preclinical scanners with the first showing of its elegant bench top CT scanner.

From MR Solutions 12 Nov 2018

Testing coronary calcium levels can better predict patient's risk for coronary heart disease

A new study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Session conference found that testing a patient's coronary calcium levels is a better predictor of blocked coronary arteries at risk for a heart attack and the need for revascularization than standard risk-assessment equations used in medical practice today.

12 Nov 2018

Miniature pacemakers aim to make heart procedures for infants less invasive, more efficient

At 2:15 p.m. C.T. on Sunday, Nov. 11, Rohan Kumthekar, M.D., a cardiology fellow working in Dr. Charles Berul's bioengineering lab at the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, part of Children's National Health System, presents a prototype for a miniature pacemaker at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2018.

9 Nov 2018

Precisely targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy possible with nuclear medicine imaging

Current standard imaging techniques for initial staging of prostate cancer often underestimate the extent of disease beyond the prostate.

9 Nov 2018

New nuclear medicine tracer could improve diagnosis, treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Researchers have developed a new nuclear medicine tracer that could improve diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

7 Nov 2018

Toddlers with ASD display emotional vulnerabilities signaling risk for affective, behavioral problems

At the time when autism spectrum disorder can be first reliably diagnosed, toddlers affected by ASD are already displaying emotional vulnerabilities potentially foreshadowing the emergence of co-morbid affective and behavioral conditions highly prevalent in older children, reports a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

7 Nov 2018

AI in medical space must be carefully tested for performance across wide range of populations

Artificial intelligence tools trained to detect pneumonia on chest X-rays suffered significant decreases in performance when tested on data from outside health systems, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount and published in a special issue of PLOS Medicine on machine learning and health care.

6 Nov 2018

New software may enable early detection of arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis is one of the widespread diseases. If the blood is no longer pumped properly through the veins, a heart attack or stroke may be the consequence. In most cases, the disease is only diagnosed at an advanced stage.

31 Oct 2018

Alzheimer's Association's Part the Cloud program funds innovative research on brain cells

Innovative research aimed to possibly rejuvenate brain cells will be explored by six international researchers with the goal of discovering effective drugs for people with early stage Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

31 Oct 2018

That’s a lot of scratch: The $48,329 allergy test

Janet Winston had a rash that wouldn't go away. The English professor from Eureka, Calif., always had been sensitive to ingredients in skin creams and cosmetics. This time, however, the antifungal cream she was prescribed to treat her persistent rash seemed to make things worse. Was she allergic to that, too?

29 Oct 2018

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NIH awards over $1.8 million to husband-and-wife doctors to test new breast cancer approach

MCO places increasing emphasis on helping people find and access healthy food

New edition of Red Journal focuses on roles of imaging in radiation oncology

AHA and ADA launch new initiative to help people with type 2 diabetes reduce heart disease risk

MR Solutions reveals elegant bench top CT scanner with clip-on PET and SPECT

Testing coronary calcium levels can better predict patient's risk for coronary heart disease

Miniature pacemakers aim to make heart procedures for infants less invasive, more efficient

Precisely targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy possible with nuclear medicine imaging

New nuclear medicine tracer could improve diagnosis, treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Toddlers with ASD display emotional vulnerabilities signaling risk for affective, behavioral problems

AI in medical space must be carefully tested for performance across wide range of populations

New software may enable early detection of arteriosclerosis

Alzheimer's Association's Part the Cloud program funds innovative research on brain cells

That’s a lot of scratch: The $48,329 allergy test

Stroke 'mimics' and 'chameleons' can complicate accurate diagnoses

AR may help cardiologists plan and perform complex medical interventions

Dyslexia gene linked to concussion susceptibility in athletes

New liquid biopsy test confirms remission in patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

Novel blood test shows promise for monitoring HPV-linked head and neck cancer after treatment

New medical navigation system receives international innovation award

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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