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Younger women with SCAD may benefit most from conservative treatment

Patients who suffer from a type of heart attack that affects mainly younger women, called spontaneous coronary artery dissection or SCAD, may benefit most from conservative treatment, letting the body heal on its own.

22 Feb 2018

Producing Super-Swelled Lyotropic Monocrystals for Drug Development

An interview with Dr. Cecília Leal, about a new method for producing bicontinuous cubic phases that are super-swollen and exist as monocrystals in solution.

15 Feb 2018

Mayo Clinic study finds increase in kidney stone cases

Kidney stones are a painful health condition, often requiring multiple procedures at great discomfort to the patient. Growing evidence suggests that the incidence of kidney stones is increasing steadily, especially in women.

13 Feb 2018

New imaging system helps predict chemotherapy responses in breast cancer

A new optical imaging system which uses infrared light has shown promise in predicting early responses to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.

12 Feb 2018

Study unravels developmental splicing program that promotes neuronal maturation

Neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain communicate with each other by transmitting electric signals, or firing action potentials, through long processes named axons (which send out signals) and dendrites (which receive signals).

1 Feb 2018

Scientists discover direct physical contact between two key cellular structures

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that two key cellular structures, called mitochondria and lysosomes, come into direct contact with each other in the cell to regulate their respective functions.

27 Jan 2018

Phototherapeutic technology shows potential as anti-cancer weapon

A new anti-cancer strategy wields light as a precision weapon. Unlike traditional light therapy - which is limited to the skin and areas accessible with an endoscope - this technique can target and attack cancer cells that have spread deep inside the body, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

25 Jan 2018

New brain imaging techniques show how infants' brains process ‘touch’

Touch is the first of the five senses to develop, yet scientists know far less about the baby's brain response to touch than to, say, the sight of mom's face, or the sound of her voice.

17 Jan 2018

Researchers use Quest MRI to identify earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice

Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives. It's financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top $1 trillion by about the time children born today are having children of their own.

5 Jan 2018

White noise has potential to improve word learning, study reveals

Listening to white noise can increase your ability to learn new words, a study by The University of Queensland has revealed.

26 Dec 2017

Study finds narrowed upper airways in preterm infants that may explain higher OSA risk

Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those lower airway volumes are independent of the infants' gender, ethnicity or weight, according to a study published online Dec. 16, 2017 in Clinical Imaging.

22 Dec 2017

Scientists use imaging techniques to understand reason for early labor in some pregnant women

Scientists are using the latest imaging techniques usually used to map the brain to try and understand why some pregnant women miscarry or go into early labor.

20 Dec 2017

Moderate exercise reduces progression of Marfan syndrome symptoms in mice

Regular physical activity is a common therapy for people with cardiovascular problems, but not recommended to those with Marfan syndrome, a rare disease of the connective tissue, but mainly affecting the cardiovascular system.

18 Dec 2017

IUPUI researchers receive $1.8 million grant to develop potential treatments for hydrocephalus

No drug treatment exists for hydrocephalus, the buildup of fluid known as "water on the brain" that can occur at any age.

8 Dec 2017

MILabs’ versatile Hybrid OI/CT system installed at Guangdong University of Technology

The Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Guangdong University of Technology in Guangzhou – China, has successfully installed a VECTor5 Hybrid OI/CT system from MILabs.

5 Dec 2017

Researchers release open-source dataset offering instructions to build smartphone microscope

Add one more thing to the list of tasks your smartphone can perform. University of Houston researchers have released an open-source dataset offering instructions to people interested in building their own smartphone microscope.

30 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

Scientists develop novel technology that uses CRISPR to map genetic mutations

A team of scientists led by Virginia Commonwealth University physicist Jason Reed, Ph.D., have developed new nanomapping technology that could transform the way disease-causing genetic mutations are diagnosed and discovered.

21 Nov 2017

Pioneering research project aims to develop better diagnostic tests for NAFLD

A pioneering European research project aims to lead to new diagnostic tests to assess patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and identify those most at risk for developing severe inflammation and liver scarring.

21 Nov 2017

Heavy drinkers with history of TBI do not have worse drinking behavior, study finds

Head injury, which often damages brain regions overlapping with those involved in addictive behaviors, does not worsen drinking behavior in people with heavy alcohol use, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

15 Nov 2017

Imaging Techniques News and Research

Younger women with SCAD may benefit most from conservative treatment

Producing Super-Swelled Lyotropic Monocrystals for Drug Development

Mayo Clinic study finds increase in kidney stone cases

New imaging system helps predict chemotherapy responses in breast cancer

Study unravels developmental splicing program that promotes neuronal maturation

Scientists discover direct physical contact between two key cellular structures

Phototherapeutic technology shows potential as anti-cancer weapon

New brain imaging techniques show how infants' brains process ‘touch’

Researchers use Quest MRI to identify earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice

White noise has potential to improve word learning, study reveals

Study finds narrowed upper airways in preterm infants that may explain higher OSA risk

Scientists use imaging techniques to understand reason for early labor in some pregnant women

Moderate exercise reduces progression of Marfan syndrome symptoms in mice

IUPUI researchers receive $1.8 million grant to develop potential treatments for hydrocephalus

MILabs’ versatile Hybrid OI/CT system installed at Guangdong University of Technology

Researchers release open-source dataset offering instructions to build smartphone microscope

Scientists show how diaper phantoms can improve tumor measurements

Scientists develop novel technology that uses CRISPR to map genetic mutations

Pioneering research project aims to develop better diagnostic tests for NAFLD

Heavy drinkers with history of TBI do not have worse drinking behavior, study finds

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