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MILabs' new Broadband Photon Tomography selected for Innovation of the Year award

MILabs is pleased to announce that its new Broadband Photon Tomography technique has been nominated for the Innovation of the Year 2018 award by the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) board of trustees.

11 Sep 2018

Novel tests to better assess earlier stages of AMD

The European MACUSTAR consortium is conducting a multi-country clinical study on age-related macular degeneration coordinated by the University of Bonn.

29 Aug 2018

Study finds cause and history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

The initial findings of a study on spontaneous coronary artery dissection, a major cause of heart attacks in women, are reported today in a late breaking science session at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Studies on fruit flies reveal new findings of how neurons in the brain function

Studies of the song of the fruit flies reveal new findings of how the neurons in the brain function. These results can be used to uncover new knowledge on how brains in general function which in the longer term may have medical significance.

25 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new subtype of multiple sclerosis

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new subtype of multiple sclerosis, providing a better understanding of the individualized nature of the disease.

22 Aug 2018

Incidence of coronary artery compression in children may be more common than previously thought

The incidence of coronary artery compression in children fitted with epicardial pacemakers may be slightly more common than previously believed, say noted cardiologists.

13 Aug 2018

New probe allows identification of cancer stem cells in situ

A fluorescent molecular probe that targets cancer stem cells has been developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

2 Aug 2018

New nano-optic endoscopes offer high-resolution imaging at extended depth of focus

The diagnosis of diseases based in internal organs often relies on biopsy samples collected from affected regions.

31 Jul 2018

OHSU researchers discover disease in monkeys that mimics childhood neurodegenerative disorder

OHSU scientists have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that mimics a deadly childhood neurodegenerative disorder in people - a finding that holds promise for developing new gene therapies to treat Batten disease.

27 Jul 2018

CellMax Life receives six U.S. patents for early cancer detection blood test

CellMax Life, enabling early cancer detection and management with affordable, non-invasive blood tests, announced today that six U.S. patents have been granted for its biomimetic platform CMx, which detects circulating tumor cells.

26 Jul 2018

Managing multiple ipsilateral breast cancer with potential new surgical options

A new multi-institutional clinical trial compared outcomes of women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer, or more than one site of disease in the same breast, who underwent breast-conserving surgery, with outcomes of those who converted to mastectomy.

13 Jul 2018

Imaging techniques may help assess immune system recovery in HIV patients

Findings from an animal study suggest that a non-invasive imaging technique could, with further development, become a useful tool to assess immune system recovery in people receiving treatment for HIV infection.

13 Jul 2018

Study could help explain how synapses may be made weaker or stronger

To work at all, the nervous system needs its cells, or neurons, to connect and converse in a language of electrical impulses and chemical neurotransmitters.

11 Jul 2018

Novel plasmonic patch increases brightness in diagnostic tests

Fluorescence-based biosensing and bioimaging technologies are widely used in research and clinical settings to detect and image various biological species of interest.

10 Jul 2018

New molecular imaging method could help effectively tackle brain conditions

A new molecular imaging method can monitor the success of gene therapy in all areas of the brain, potentially allowing physicians to more effectively tackle brain conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis.

26 Jun 2018

Interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop demonstrates benefits of multi-modality imaging

An interactive preclinical PET-MR workshop with demonstrations of a new 7T integrated PET-MR multi-modality imaging system from MR Solutions and presentations from participants was held in Dijon last week.

From MR Solutions 21 Jun 2018

Researchers develop new microscope system that can image living tissue in real time

A new microscope system can image living tissue in real time and in molecular detail, without any chemicals or dyes, report researchers at the University of Illinois.

21 Jun 2018

Multidisciplinary Human-Focused Research

The work that we're doing in particular involves the development of better models of the human body. To do that, we need to put together cells, tissues, culture them in an artificial environment so that they feel as if they're inside the human body.

From Logos Biosystems 20 Jun 2018

Engineers develop algorithm to monitor joints of patients with arthritis

An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been developed by a team of engineers, physicians and radiologists led by the University of Cambridge.

18 Jun 2018

Investigating Enamel Nanostructure with Nanoindentation

In this interview, Dr S. Amini, post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interface, talks to AZoM about his work involving the structural properties and mechanical responses of teeth enamel.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 15 Jun 2018