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Dreaded tick-borne encephalitis virus affects different cell types in the brain, study shows

The dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different parts of the brain, depending on whether the affected person's immune system is activated or not.

17 Apr 2023

Practicing and listening to music could prevent working memory decline

Normal aging is associated with progressive cognitive decline. But can we train our brain to delay this process? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), HES-SO Geneva and EPFL has discovered that practicing and listening to music can alter cognitive decline in healthy seniors by stimulating the production of grey matter.

17 Apr 2023

Emotion-focused psychotherapy for bipolar disorder increases amygdala activation

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier, identifies a therapeutic tool focused on emotional awareness that increased activation and connectivity of an emotion-regulating center in the brain.

17 Apr 2023

New discovery can revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Recently, a team of South Korean scientists led by Director C. Justin LEE of the Center for Cognition and Sociality within the Institute for Basic Science made a new discovery that can revolutionize both the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

17 Apr 2023

New PET imaging breakthrough offers potential Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment breakthrough

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16 Apr 2023

New AI tool accurately predicts aggressiveness of colorectal cancer

A new artificial intelligence model designed by researchers at Harvard Medical School and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan could bring much-needed clarity to doctors delivering prognoses and deciding on treatments for patients with colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer worldwide.

13 Apr 2023

Adequate radiation protection could help prevent breast cancer in female healthcare workers

Women working in healthcare who are regularly exposed to radiation from x-rays and other imaging procedures need better ionizing radiation protection to help minimize their risk of developing breast cancer, argue doctors in The BMJ today.

13 Apr 2023

From Sanger Sequencing to the Human Genome Project: The Evolution of DNA Sequencing Technology

In this inspiring interview, we speak to Dr. Radoje Drmanac, co-founder of Complete Genomics, about the past, present, and future of genomics research.

From MGI 13 Apr 2023

New approach identifies significant molecular changes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder

It's extremely difficult to study the biological basis of psychiatric disorders, in part because researchers can't easily collect brain cells from living people to study in the laboratory. Now, University of Utah Health scientists have developed a way around that.

12 Apr 2023

Cedars-Sinai Cancer collaborates on a streamlined clinical trial design in Pragmatica-Lung Study

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer are collaborating on a streamlined clinical trial design in a study called Pragmatica-Lung.

12 Apr 2023

Near-infrared photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy for noncontact imaging of lipids

Photoacoustic imaging is a cutting-edge technology that uses light and sound to create images of the inside of the body.

12 Apr 2023

Blood levels of glycans can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods.

12 Apr 2023

Study explores the association between prenatal air pollution exposure and changes in neonatal brain structure

Researchers explored the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on the neonatal brain.

12 Apr 2023

Radioimmunotherapy cures human non-Hodgkin lymphoma in animal model

A new nuclear medicine therapy can cure human non-Hodgkin lymphoma in an animal model, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

11 Apr 2023

Daily statin medication could improve cardiovascular outcomes in people with HIV

A National Institutes of Health clinical trial was stopped early because a daily statin medication was found to reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in the first large-scale clinical study to test a primary cardiovascular prevention strategy in this population.

11 Apr 2023

Novel optical imaging approach provides four-dimensional view of cell secretions

Cell secretions like proteins, antibodies, and neurotransmitters play an essential role in immune response, metabolism, and communication between cells.

11 Apr 2023

Digital breast tomosynthesis improves cancer screening performance in community practice

Researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has improved breast cancer screening performance in community practice and identifies more invasive cancers, compared to digital mammography.

11 Apr 2023

The Parkinson's Pandemic: from the importance of early diagnosis to digital solutions

News Medical spoke to Michele Hu, Consultant Neurologist at Oxford University Hospitals and Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, about prodromal Parkinson's and what the future looks like for this neurological disease.

11 Apr 2023

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study.

10 Apr 2023

ACC to host annual Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course

The American College of Cardiology will host the annual Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course on April 14-16, 2023, in Washington, DC.

10 Apr 2023

Imaging News and Research

Dreaded tick-borne encephalitis virus affects different cell types in the brain, study shows

Practicing and listening to music could prevent working memory decline

Emotion-focused psychotherapy for bipolar disorder increases amygdala activation

New discovery can revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

New PET imaging breakthrough offers potential Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment breakthrough

New AI tool accurately predicts aggressiveness of colorectal cancer

Adequate radiation protection could help prevent breast cancer in female healthcare workers

From Sanger Sequencing to the Human Genome Project: The Evolution of DNA Sequencing Technology

New approach identifies significant molecular changes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder

Cedars-Sinai Cancer collaborates on a streamlined clinical trial design in Pragmatica-Lung Study

Near-infrared photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy for noncontact imaging of lipids

Blood levels of glycans can predict the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Study explores the association between prenatal air pollution exposure and changes in neonatal brain structure

Radioimmunotherapy cures human non-Hodgkin lymphoma in animal model

Daily statin medication could improve cardiovascular outcomes in people with HIV

Novel optical imaging approach provides four-dimensional view of cell secretions

Digital breast tomosynthesis improves cancer screening performance in community practice

The Parkinson's Pandemic: from the importance of early diagnosis to digital solutions

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

ACC to host annual Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course

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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