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Which functional and structural changes in the brain are associated with blood pressure elevation and cognitive impairment in humans?

Researchers identified brain structures related to cognitive impairment associated with elevated blood pressure (BP).

30 Mar 2023

Study finds that current antiviral drugs retain efficacy against newly emerged Omicron subvariants

Researchers assessed the efficacy of antiviral medications against novel Omicron subvariants.

30 Mar 2023

Mapping neural connections in OCD patients can predict improvements after deep brain stimulation

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising therapy for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

29 Mar 2023

Shape of the heart determines your risk for two common heart conditions

Curious to know if you're at risk for two common heart conditions? Your doctor may want to check the shape of your heart.

29 Mar 2023

Synthetic hydrogel-based lymphoma tumor model paves way for personalized cancer therapies

In recent years, innovative cancer drugs that target specific molecular drivers of the disease have been embraced as the treatment of choice for many types of cancer.

29 Mar 2023

Drugs to activate STING could help prevent cancer metastasis

A team of scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute have identified the STING cellular signaling pathway as a key player in keeping dormant cancer cells from progressing into aggressive tumors months, or even years, after they've escaped from a primary tumor.

29 Mar 2023

AI tool helps clinicians to identify and treat lung cancer at their early stages

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is helping physicians at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist better predict and diagnose lung cancer in patients.

29 Mar 2023

Two distinct subtypes of insulin-producing beta cells identified

A team led by Van Andel Institute and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics scientists has identified two distinct subtypes of insulin-producing beta cells, or ß cells, each with crucial characteristics that may be leveraged to better understand and treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

28 Mar 2023

New technology allows urologists to identify and remove bladder tumors more easily

UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego County to offer a new technology that detects and monitors bladder cancer in both the clinic and operating room settings by using blue light, white light and an imaging dye that makes cancer cells glow florescent pink.

28 Mar 2023

Improved brain mapping reveals subtle cognitive changes in older adults with preclinical Alzheimer's disease

Neuroscientists from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in Brain Connectivity that they have detected subtle differences in the way the brain functions in older adults with preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD).

28 Mar 2023

Nuclear medicine brain imaging can help evaluate the biological changes that cause chemo-brain

A newly published literature review sheds light on how nuclear medicine brain imaging can help evaluate the biological changes that cause chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI), commonly known as chemo-brain.

28 Mar 2023

VR imaging system illuminates functional brain network dynamics in autism model

An international research collaboration has developed a VR imaging system that can measure a wide range of neural activity in the cortices of mice during active behavior.

28 Mar 2023

Surgeons can play an important role in reducing breast cancer disparities

Surgeons can play a key role in reducing breast cancer disparities by increasing their awareness of where disparities exist and having open conversations with their patients about their needs to initiate referrals early on in their care, according to a new collective review article published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

28 Mar 2023

Renishaw introduces new functionality to its inVia™ confocal Raman microscope

Renishaw is pleased to introduce fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) functionality to its inVia™ confocal Raman microscope.

From Renishaw plc - Additive Manufacturing for Healthcare Applications 28 Mar 2023

Case report on Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis and SARS-CoV-2 concomitant infection

In a recent case report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers reported a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis concomitant infection.

27 Mar 2023

Updated expert consensus statement on transcatheter left atrial appendage closure released

Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and the Heart Rhythm Society released an updated expert consensus statement on transcatheter left atrial appendage closure (LAAC).

27 Mar 2023

Human cells help scientists to better understand squid skin cells

Squids and octopuses are masters of camouflage, blending into their environment to evade predators or surprise prey.

27 Mar 2023

Delay in early development of the embryo associated with likelihood of miscarriage

Embryos in pregnancies that end in miscarriage take longer to develop in the womb than those in pregnancies that result in live births, according to new research published today (Monday) in Human Reproduction, one of the world's leading reproductive medicine journals.

27 Mar 2023

Discovery enables a clear diagnosis for more patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome

Steroid hormones, to which belong sex hormones like estrogen or testosterone, are important signaling molecules and are responsible among other things for controlling female and male phenotypic sex differentiation.

27 Mar 2023

Mea6 elimination in oligodendrocytes impairs white matter structure and lipid content

More than half amount in adult human brain is made up of white matter. Lipid-rich myelin is a special structure formed by oligodendrocytes wrapping neuronal axons to form the major components of white matter.

27 Mar 2023

Imaging News and Research

Which functional and structural changes in the brain are associated with blood pressure elevation and cognitive impairment in humans?

Study finds that current antiviral drugs retain efficacy against newly emerged Omicron subvariants

Mapping neural connections in OCD patients can predict improvements after deep brain stimulation

Shape of the heart determines your risk for two common heart conditions

Synthetic hydrogel-based lymphoma tumor model paves way for personalized cancer therapies

Drugs to activate STING could help prevent cancer metastasis

AI tool helps clinicians to identify and treat lung cancer at their early stages

Two distinct subtypes of insulin-producing beta cells identified

New technology allows urologists to identify and remove bladder tumors more easily

Improved brain mapping reveals subtle cognitive changes in older adults with preclinical Alzheimer's disease

Nuclear medicine brain imaging can help evaluate the biological changes that cause chemo-brain

VR imaging system illuminates functional brain network dynamics in autism model

Surgeons can play an important role in reducing breast cancer disparities

Renishaw introduces new functionality to its inVia™ confocal Raman microscope

Case report on Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis and SARS-CoV-2 concomitant infection

Updated expert consensus statement on transcatheter left atrial appendage closure released

Human cells help scientists to better understand squid skin cells

Delay in early development of the embryo associated with likelihood of miscarriage

Discovery enables a clear diagnosis for more patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome

Mea6 elimination in oligodendrocytes impairs white matter structure and lipid content

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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