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NCCN creates new resource for patients who develop AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network –your best resource in the fight against cancer for more than two decades – has created a new resource for patients living with HIV who develop AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma.

29 Nov 2017

Scientists produce images of brain tissue affected by Alzheimer's disease using ‘Raman’ technology

Using 'Raman' optical technology, scientists of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, can now produce images of brain tissue that is affected by Alzheimer's disease. The images include the surrounding areas, already showing changes.

23 Nov 2017

UCLA researchers reconstruct holograms, enhance optical microscopy using deep learning approach

A form of machine learning called deep learning is one of the key technologies behind recent advances in applications like real-time speech recognition and automated image and video labeling.

22 Nov 2017

Researchers focus on use of protective shielding against stray radiation during CT scans

Radiation exposure during diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography (CT) contributes to a small, but potentially preventable percentage of cancers, yet a new study reports that 40% of hospitals surveyed do not routinely utilize CT shielding.

21 Nov 2017

Scientists show how diaper phantoms can improve tumor measurements

Catching cancer early can make all the difference for successful treatment. A common screening practice measures tumor growth with X-ray computed tomography, which takes a series of cross-section images of the body.

21 Nov 2017

Unusual snapping turtle study enhances understanding of congenital lung abnormality

A study of an unusual snapping turtle with one lung found shared characteristics with humans born with one lung who survive beyond infancy. Digital 3D anatomical models created by Emma Schachner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, made the detailed research possible.

21 Nov 2017

Aggressive testing unnecessary for patients who go to ER with chest pain, study suggests

Patients who go to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain often receive unnecessary tests to evaluate whether they are having a heart attack, a practice that provides no clinical benefit and adds hundreds of dollars in health-care costs, according to a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

15 Nov 2017

Machine learning could detect therapeutic effects with greater sensitivity than conventional tests

Machine learning could improve our ability to determine whether a new drug works in the brain, potentially enabling researchers to detect drug effects that would be missed entirely by conventional statistical tests, finds a new UCL study published in Brain.

15 Nov 2017

Alarming co-occurrence of type 2 diabetes and CVD demands more awareness to address risks, improve health

The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease today hosted an important health observance briefing to raise awareness of the co-occurrence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), "National Diabetes Heart Connection Day."

9 Nov 2017

Reducing use of 'low value' surgical procedures vital to cut healthcare costs and enhance care

Reducing the use of 'low value' interventions that deliver little benefit is vital to cut healthcare costs. In the BJS, investigators have identified 71 low value general surgical procedures, of which five services were of high volume and high cost, 23 were of high cost and low volume, 22 belonged to the low cost and high volume group, and 21 were in the low cost and low volume group.

8 Nov 2017

Study finds that ADHD diagnosis encompasses ‘constellation’ of different disorders

Researchers have found that patients with different types of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have impairments in unique brain systems, indicating that there may not be a one-size-fits-all explanation for the cause of the disorder.

7 Nov 2017

FDG PET/CT imaging shows correlation between amount of cfDNA and cancer aggressiveness

Italian researchers have demonstrated a better way of determining the aggressiveness of tumors in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

7 Nov 2017

New software program allows early detection of arterial calcification

Little exercise, fatty food and too many cigarettes - factors like these aid the onset of arterial calcification, also known as arteriosclerosis. If blood can no longer be pumped through arteries properly, this can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

6 Nov 2017

Researchers develop new, three-step system to eliminate colorectal cancer

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have developed a new, three-step system that uses nuclear medicine to target and eliminate colorectal cancer.

2 Nov 2017

Experts highlight importance of early lung cancer screening

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, and is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. In 2017, the American Cancer Society estimates more than 200,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, with more than 150,000 deaths.

1 Nov 2017

Median Technologies announces expansion of its Patient Care business with release of MediScan

Median Technologies, The Imaging Phenomics Company announces today that it is expanding its Patient Care business with the release of MediScan, a comprehensive portfolio of advanced clinical applications for the automated detection, quantification, and monitoring of cancerous or suspicious lesions diagnosed in CT scans.

31 Oct 2017

Low-cost upgrade of 2D ultrasound machines into 3D imaging devices

Technology that keeps track of how your smartphone is oriented can now give $50,000 ultrasound machines many of the 3-D imaging abilities of their $250,000 counterparts -- for the cost of a $10 microchip.

31 Oct 2017

New biomarkers could help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injury through simple blood test

UCLA researchers have identified four biomarkers that could help doctors diagnose brain trauma and concussions through a simple blood test. The biomarkers are proteins, from brain cells called astrocytes, which are released instantly into the bloodstream when astrocytes' outer membranes rupture from blunt impact or whiplash trauma.

31 Oct 2017

SU2C and its collaborators announce four teams to intercept cancer at earliest stages

Stand Up To Cancer, joined by the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, LUNGevity, and the American Lung Association, announced today four teams of top researchers who will carry out an attack on cancers of the lung and pancreas using a radical new approach of “interception” of cancers at very early stages, when they can be more successfully treated.

31 Oct 2017

UCLA Health Mobile Stroke Unit brings hospital to patients for saving lives and better outcomes

Roughly every 40 seconds, someone in the United States will have a stroke. Almost every four minutes, one of those people will die as a result.

27 Oct 2017

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NCCN creates new resource for patients who develop AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma

Scientists produce images of brain tissue affected by Alzheimer's disease using ‘Raman’ technology

UCLA researchers reconstruct holograms, enhance optical microscopy using deep learning approach

Researchers focus on use of protective shielding against stray radiation during CT scans

Scientists show how diaper phantoms can improve tumor measurements

Unusual snapping turtle study enhances understanding of congenital lung abnormality

Aggressive testing unnecessary for patients who go to ER with chest pain, study suggests

Machine learning could detect therapeutic effects with greater sensitivity than conventional tests

Alarming co-occurrence of type 2 diabetes and CVD demands more awareness to address risks, improve health

Reducing use of 'low value' surgical procedures vital to cut healthcare costs and enhance care

Study finds that ADHD diagnosis encompasses ‘constellation’ of different disorders

FDG PET/CT imaging shows correlation between amount of cfDNA and cancer aggressiveness

New software program allows early detection of arterial calcification

Researchers develop new, three-step system to eliminate colorectal cancer

Experts highlight importance of early lung cancer screening

Median Technologies announces expansion of its Patient Care business with release of MediScan

Low-cost upgrade of 2D ultrasound machines into 3D imaging devices

New biomarkers could help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injury through simple blood test

SU2C and its collaborators announce four teams to intercept cancer at earliest stages

UCLA Health Mobile Stroke Unit brings hospital to patients for saving lives and better outcomes

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