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The lipid-exchanged, anatomically rigid, imaging/immunostaining compatible, tissue hydrogel (CLARITY) method was initially designed in 2013 by Chung and Deisseroth at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Using this process, post-mortem organs can be labeled for proteins and nucleic acids, enabling analysis of intact samples to create detailed 3D images.

When should dementia patients stop driving? A new guidance for clinicians

New guidance on when people living with dementia should stop driving has been published to support doctors and other health care professionals.

13 Dec 2018

Researchers identify potential diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have identified in live human brains new radioactive “tracer” molecules that bind to and “light up” tau tangles, a protein associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias.

11 Dec 2018

New UGA study points to optimal hypertension treatment for stroke patients

Aggressive treatment of hypertension in stroke patients could do more harm than good in the long term, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Georgia.

10 Dec 2018

Novel personalized medicine tool for assessing inherited colorectal cancer syndrome risk developed

An international team of researchers led by Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah has developed, calibrated, and validated a novel tool for identifying the genetic changes in Lynch syndrome genes that are likely to be responsible for causing symptoms of the disease.

10 Dec 2018

Researchers improve bariatric surgery scoring system to extend prediction time for diabetic remission

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have improved a standard bariatric surgery clinical scoring system (DiaRem) to extend the prediction time for diabetic remission following bariatric (weight-loss) surgery.

10 Dec 2018

Using Pre-Clinical Imaging to Detect Cancer

In this interview, Émilie Beaulieu Ouellet, Application Scientist for life science imaging at Photon Etc talks to New-Medical about their range of preclinical infrared imagers and how they can allow cancer detection.

From Photon etc. 27 Nov 2018

ICUS applauds announcement of dramatic changes in payment for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging

The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) applauds the announcement of dramatic changes in payment for contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) imaging of the abdomen.

27 Nov 2018

Storage failures of eggs and embryos gain a new perspective

On March 3, 2018, a liquid nitrogen storage tank at the University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland failed. Dr. Eli Adashi, a professor of medical science at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School, characterized the event as a "tragic accident" in which 950 patients lost more than 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos.

20 Nov 2018

Free resource provides correct information about corneal dystrophies

Jayne Weiss, MD, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, is the lead author of an editorial about inaccuracies in the medical literature that medical professionals rely upon to diagnose corneal dystrophies, as well as a free resource that provides correct information.

7 Nov 2018

Scientists discover biomarkers for Zika-related birth defects

Scientists at USC have discovered biomarkers for fetal birth defects in the blood of pregnant women infected with Zika.

2 Nov 2018

3 Harvard scientists receive Allen awards for work in neuroimmunology, developmental biology, cancer

Three Harvard Medical School scientists have received the prestigious Allen Distinguished Investigator awards for their work in the fields of neuroimmunology, developmental biology and cancer.

31 Oct 2018

$Overview on management of isolated lateral malleolus ankle fractures$

Overview on management of isolated lateral malleolus ankle fractures

Although fairly common, management of an isolated lateral malleolus ankle fracture remains challenging for orthopedic surgeons. A central question remains on determining whether surgery or a non-surgical approach is indicated for a particular patient.

31 Oct 2018

Cryo-electron microscopy helps study proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases

The century old mission to understand how the proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntingdon's and Parkinson's work has taken major steps forward in the last 12 months, thanks to a revolution in a powerful microscopy technique used by scientists.

30 Oct 2018

Identifying ways to improve existing guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

In Greek mythology, a chimera is a figure with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent. But the concept is not entirely imaginary.

25 Oct 2018

Drugs approved for breast cancer treatment are effective and well tolerated in men

There is growing evidence that drugs approved for the treatment of breast cancer in women are also effective and well tolerated in men, according to the largest real-life study yet to investigate treatment and outcomes in men with breast cancer and two further studies to be reported at ESMO 2018.

23 Oct 2018

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When should dementia patients stop driving? A new guidance for clinicians

Researchers identify potential diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease

New UGA study points to optimal hypertension treatment for stroke patients

Novel personalized medicine tool for assessing inherited colorectal cancer syndrome risk developed

Researchers improve bariatric surgery scoring system to extend prediction time for diabetic remission

Using Pre-Clinical Imaging to Detect Cancer

ICUS applauds announcement of dramatic changes in payment for contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging

Storage failures of eggs and embryos gain a new perspective

Free resource provides correct information about corneal dystrophies

Scientists discover biomarkers for Zika-related birth defects

3 Harvard scientists receive Allen awards for work in neuroimmunology, developmental biology, cancer

Overview on management of isolated lateral malleolus ankle fractures

Cryo-electron microscopy helps study proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases

Identifying ways to improve existing guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

Drugs approved for breast cancer treatment are effective and well tolerated in men

‘EinsteinVision’ that improves hand-eye coordination of surgeons introduced at Harefield Hospital

Beyond BRCA: Epigenetic Silencing in Breast Cancer

ZEISS introduces innovative visualization system to the spine community

CPSC forms new committee to take decision whether to ban organohalogens or not

Prostatectomy plus radiotherapy associated with greater survival in prostate cancer patients

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