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Complex medical imaging systems to be installing led in new NHS high energy proton beam therapy center

One of the most complex medical imaging systems ever developed which uses proton beams to create 3D images of the internal anatomy of cancer patients will be installed in one of the UK's only two new NHS high energy proton beam therapy centers, helping to provide better treatment planning and monitoring for difficult to treat cancers.

9 May 2018

New EU collaborative project aims to improve prevention and treatment of stroke

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is hosting a new EU collaborative project.

4 May 2018

State-of-the-art HIV treatment regimen could save lives and prevent new infections in India

An HIV treatment regimen already widely used in North America and Europe would likely increase the life expectancy of people living with HIV in India by nearly three years and reduce the number of new HIV infections by 23 percent with minimal impact on the country's HIV/AIDS budget.

30 Apr 2018

High-charge electron beams may provide safer alternative to x-rays

Scientists have demonstrated that beams of high-charge electrons produced by laser-wakefield accelerators provide a novel source of high-power terahertz radiation.

30 Apr 2018

MGH researchers identify risk factors for drug overdose in youth with substance use disorders

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has identified factors that may increase the risk of drug overdose in adolescents and young adults. In their report published online in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, the researchers describe finding that more than a quarter of those seeking treatment at Addiction Recovery Management Service, an MGH-based outpatient substance-use-disorder treatment program for youth ages 14 to 26, had a history of at least one overdose.

24 Apr 2018

Researchers develop new method to study activity of inflammatory cells

The process that the body sets in motion in the event of inflammation is complex, but also impressive. The main role here is played by immune cells migrating from the blood into the tissue to fight the inflammation.

17 Apr 2018

Combined treatment prolongs survival in mouse models of malignant mesothelioma

Combined treatment with two cancer immunotherapy drugs - one a novel immune modulator and one that focuses and activates the antitumor immune response - significantly prolonged survival in mouse models of the aggressive cancer malignant mesothelioma.

2 Apr 2018

Measurement of tumor's metabolic activity could help determine prostate cancer prognosis

A new approach to analyzing prostate gland tissue may help address a major challenge in treating prostate cancer - determining which tumors are unlikely to progress and which could be life threatening and require treatment.

27 Mar 2018

Study on infant bone strength could aid in design of safer car seats

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have successfully used computer simulated models and medical imaging to test the strength of young children's bones, producing results which could help car seat manufacturers design safer car seats for young children.

16 Mar 2018

Carnegie Mellon to help develop novel camera that peers deep beneath the skin

Carnegie Mellon University is part of a five-year, $10 million program sponsored by the National Science Foundation to develop a new type of camera that peers deep beneath the skin to help diagnose and monitor a wide variety of health conditions.

27 Feb 2018

Visaris Americas announces installation of fully robotic Vision C digital X-ray suite at OGHS

Visaris Americas, is an innovative provider of digital radiography (DR) technology for the medical diagnostics market. Together with Ultimate Medical Services, their preferred channel partner in the South-Central States; the Company is proud to announce the installation of its premium, fully robotic, Vision C ceiling-suspended digital X-ray suite at the Opelousas General Health System, South Campus location in Opelousas, Louisiana.

24 Feb 2018

Research extends powerful capabilities of MRI to nanometer scale

A new technique that brings magnetic resonance imaging to the nanometer scale with unprecedented resolution will open the door for major advances in understanding new materials, virus particles and proteins that cause diseases like Parkinson's and Alzhe

21 Feb 2018

FDA permits marketing of first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly referred to as concussion, in adults.

15 Feb 2018

MGH researchers discover that macrophages contribute to untreatable type of heart failure

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has discovered, for the first time, that the immune cells called macrophages contribute to a type of heart failure for which there currently is no effective treatment.

14 Feb 2018

Alternative MRI contrast agent shows promising results in NIH study

NIH-supported researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are studying an alternative to the contrast agents currently used for magnetic resonance imaging.

14 Feb 2018

Report identifies potentially modifiable factors that may contribute to persistent risk of SUID

An analysis of trends in sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) over the past two decades finds that the drop in such deaths that took place following release of the 1992 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "back to sleep" recommendations, did not occur in infants in the first month of life.

14 Feb 2018

Medical Imaging News and Research

Complex medical imaging systems to be installing led in new NHS high energy proton beam therapy center

New EU collaborative project aims to improve prevention and treatment of stroke

State-of-the-art HIV treatment regimen could save lives and prevent new infections in India

High-charge electron beams may provide safer alternative to x-rays

MGH researchers identify risk factors for drug overdose in youth with substance use disorders

Researchers develop new method to study activity of inflammatory cells

Combined treatment prolongs survival in mouse models of malignant mesothelioma

Measurement of tumor's metabolic activity could help determine prostate cancer prognosis

Study on infant bone strength could aid in design of safer car seats

Carnegie Mellon to help develop novel camera that peers deep beneath the skin

Visaris Americas announces installation of fully robotic Vision C digital X-ray suite at OGHS

Research extends powerful capabilities of MRI to nanometer scale

FDA permits marketing of first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury

MGH researchers discover that macrophages contribute to untreatable type of heart failure

Alternative MRI contrast agent shows promising results in NIH study

Report identifies potentially modifiable factors that may contribute to persistent risk of SUID

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

Planmed introduces enhanced Planmed Verity CBCT scanner

Canon Medical Systems UK achieves carbon offset milestone

RCSI to lead major study for finding new ways to treat colorectal cancer patients

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

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