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New LF-OCT technology enables more accurate imaging of cellular processes in the eye

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution live imaging technique that can be used for early detection of retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetes-related conditions, glaucoma or vascular occlusions, for example.

7 Aug 2017

Herbal remedy plants show promise to combat cancer

Herbal remedy plants native to Saudi Arabia are shown to have potential as treatments for cancer. Researchers from KAUST have been searching locally for plants that have potential for use to combat cancer.

7 Aug 2017

Scientists creating blood test to identify breast cancer patients at risk for brain metastasis

Houston Methodist cancer researchers are now closer to creating a blood test that can identify breast cancer patients who are at increased risk for developing brain metastasis, and also monitor disease progression and response to therapy in real time.

4 Aug 2017

UAMS scientists awarded $422,610 NSF grant to study regulation of emotion

A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences research scientists recently received a $422,610 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms of control of emotional responses of men and women using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

3 Aug 2017

Researchers reveal potential of radiomics to improve precision medicine

Precision medicine has become the leading innovation of cancer treatment. Patients are routinely treated with drugs that are designed to target specific tumors and molecules.

3 Aug 2017

SNMMI recognizes contributions to nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2017 annual meeting

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), an international scientific and medical organization, recognized contributions to the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging during its 2017 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Several awards ceremonies were held to recognize the valuable role SNMMI members play in advancing the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, cancer and neurological conditions.

2 Aug 2017

MR Solutions’ dry magnet system provides high resolution imaging within compact footprint

When it comes to choosing a preclinical MRI imaging system there is no need to compromise – MR Solutions’ 9.4T cryogen free, or dry magnet system provides state of the art high resolution imaging within a compact footprint.

2 Aug 2017

Novel imaging tracer can help assess patient’s rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Yale University researchers have developed a way in which medical imaging could potentially be used to assess a patient's rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

1 Aug 2017

Scientists receive NSF grant to develop new methods for decoding neural data

Research and new technologies have dramatically expanded the amount of data that can be captured from the brain over the past few years. The challenge now is to determine what that data can tell us.

1 Aug 2017

Tricks and illusions help unveil how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs

Tricks and illusions, once the domain of magicians, are helping scientists unveil how the brain works.

1 Aug 2017

Study reveals effects of drowning-induced brain injury in children

A new study indicates that children who develop brain injury due to non-fatal drowning often experience severe motor deficits but maintain relatively intact perceptual and cognitive capabilities.

1 Aug 2017

Earlier helmet therapy increases treatment success rate for infants with skull flattening

For infants with skull flattening related to sleep position, starting helmet therapy at a younger age, especially before 24 weeks, increases the treatment success rate, suggests a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

31 Jul 2017

Proposed machine learning-based framework predicts FGR pregnancies with high accuracy

During the millions of pregnancies that occur in the United States every year, expectant moms learn oodles about their developing fetuses over months of gestation.

31 Jul 2017

Experiments in big animals show efficacy of new non-toxic MRI contrast agent

The top causes of death worldwide, ischemic heart diseases and stroke, together with another major source of illness, that is cancer, require proper imaging of blood vessels.

31 Jul 2017

Researchers use imaging techniques to collect massive data on individual brains

A quest to analyze the unique features of individual human brains evolved into the so-called Midnight Scan Club, a group of scientists who had big ideas but almost no funding and little time to research the trillions of neural connections that activate the body's most powerful organ.

29 Jul 2017

Imaging News and Research

New LF-OCT technology enables more accurate imaging of cellular processes in the eye

Herbal remedy plants show promise to combat cancer

Scientists creating blood test to identify breast cancer patients at risk for brain metastasis

UAMS scientists awarded $422,610 NSF grant to study regulation of emotion

Researchers reveal potential of radiomics to improve precision medicine

SNMMI recognizes contributions to nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2017 annual meeting

MR Solutions’ dry magnet system provides high resolution imaging within compact footprint

Novel imaging tracer can help assess patient’s rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Scientists receive NSF grant to develop new methods for decoding neural data

Tricks and illusions help unveil how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs

Study reveals effects of drowning-induced brain injury in children

Earlier helmet therapy increases treatment success rate for infants with skull flattening

Proposed machine learning-based framework predicts FGR pregnancies with high accuracy

Experiments in big animals show efficacy of new non-toxic MRI contrast agent

Researchers use imaging techniques to collect massive data on individual brains

Research scientist at Kessler Foundation receives $231,000 grant from American Heart Association

New imaging approach reveals dynamic and structural interactions of DNA in cell's nucleus

Hunger-controlling brain cells offer potential targets for new drugs to treat obesity

New substance restores brain function in Alzheimer's animal model

When high deductibles hurt: Even insured patients postpone care

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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