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Portable imaging tool for imaging sports and military concussions

A portable imaging tool could change the way the medical community analyzes and understands the long-term effects of sports-related concussions.

17 Jun 2014

Enhancing vaccine efficiency through encapsulation

A work published in Vaccine, and led by the Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB – UAB) and ICN2, studies the biodistribution and immunological efficacy protecting from infection of immunostimulant-loaded nanoliposomes in zebrafish in vivo.

17 Jun 2014

Amygdala alterations during childhood may influence development of anxiety problems

The amygdala is a key "fear center" in the brain. Alterations in the development of the amygdala during childhood may have an important influence on the development of anxiety problems, reports a new study in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry.

17 Jun 2014

BioClinica announces acquisition of Blueprint Clinical to drive RBM strategies for clinical trials

BioClinica®, Inc., a leading provider of eClinical Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry, has announced the acquisition of Blueprint Clinical, a fast-growing company offering ground-breaking technology and extensive expertise to drive successful Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) strategies for clinical trials.

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FDA approves use for Lymphoseek to help doctors determine extent of neck and cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent used to help doctors determine the extent a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma has spread in the body's head and neck region.

16 Jun 2014

Submicroscopic particles could make MRI far more powerful tool to detect disease

Submicroscopic particles that contain even smaller particles of iron oxide could make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a far more powerful tool to detect and fight disease.

16 Jun 2014

New computer models predict outcome of treatments for TBI

Most people who suffer a severe brain injury take years to recover - if they recover at all. But the right treatment in the crucial hours following an accident can make all the difference.

16 Jun 2014

New advanced treatment can make huge difference for patients who suffer "brain attack"

When car crash victims suffer serious injuries, emergency crews often get them to trauma centers for the advanced care they need.

13 Jun 2014

New class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out dozens of solid tumors

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) report that a new class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out and find dozens of solid tumors, even illuminating brain cancer stem cells that resist current treatments.

13 Jun 2014

Study of human embryonic stems cells identifies bottlenecks restricting formation of colonies

A time-lapse study of human embryonic stems cells has identified bottlenecks restricting the formation of colonies, a discovery that could lead to improvement in their use in regenerative medicine.

13 Jun 2014

New imaging software measures growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer

Medical-imaging software under development at Rochester Institute of Technology could someday give radiologists a tool for measuring the growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

13 Jun 2014

Leica Application Suite Advanced Fluorescence 4.0 now launched for advanced life science research

Leica Microsystems has launched the Leica Application Suite Advanced Fluorescence (LAS AF), the software platform for advanced life science research in widefield and confocal microscopy, in its 4.0 version.

12 Jun 2014

Researchers study structural aspects of DNA-particle/lipid interface directly using x-ray scattering

Scientists seeking ways to engineer the assembly of tiny particles measuring just billionths of a meter have achieved a new first-the formation of a single layer of nanoparticles on a liquid surface where the properties of the layer can be easily switched.

11 Jun 2014

Brain structure linked to psychosis symptoms

A study of patients across the psychosis spectrum supports an association between brain structure and psychosis symptoms.

11 Jun 2014

Mammography has helped reduce late-stage breast cancer incidence by 37%

In the last 30 years, since mammography was introduced, late-stage breast cancer incidence has decreased by 37 percent, a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds.

11 Jun 2014

Auxogyn receives clearance from FDA for Eeva System

Auxogyn, Inc. a leader in women's reproductive health, today announced that its first product, the Eeva System, received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration through its de novo classification process, a regulatory pathway for select novel, low- to moderate-risk medical devices that are first-of-a-kind.

10 Jun 2014

MRI shows signs of brain injury in moderate and late preterm babies

Babies born 32 to 36 weeks into gestation may have smaller brains and other brain abnormalities that could lead to long-term developmental problems, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

10 Jun 2014

Groundbreaking molecular imaging agent developed to trace advanced prostate cancer

Anti-androgen hormonal therapy, also called chemical castration, can be an important defense against further disease progression for patients with prostate cancer that has traveled and grown in other areas, or metastasized-but some cases simply do not respond to this treatment.

10 Jun 2014

Researchers reveal mysterious behavior of individual cells using radioluminescence microscopy

With a new molecular imaging system powerful enough to peer down to 20-micrometer resolution, researchers can now use radioluminescence to examine the characteristics of single, unconnected cells. The result is a fascinating picture of diversity among cells previously assumed to behave the same, revealed researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2014 Annual Meeting.

10 Jun 2014

REM sleep disorder: A sign of impending neurodegenerative disease

How many millions of people suffer from sleep disturbance? One sleep disorder in particular, called REM behavior disorder, could be a sign of impending neurodegenerative disease, including Parkinson's and dementia, say scientists presenting their research at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2014 Annual Meeting.

10 Jun 2014

Imaging News and Research

Portable imaging tool for imaging sports and military concussions

Enhancing vaccine efficiency through encapsulation

Amygdala alterations during childhood may influence development of anxiety problems

BioClinica announces acquisition of Blueprint Clinical to drive RBM strategies for clinical trials

FDA approves use for Lymphoseek to help doctors determine extent of neck and cancer

Submicroscopic particles could make MRI far more powerful tool to detect disease

New computer models predict outcome of treatments for TBI

New advanced treatment can make huge difference for patients who suffer "brain attack"

New class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out dozens of solid tumors

Study of human embryonic stems cells identifies bottlenecks restricting formation of colonies

New imaging software measures growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer

Leica Application Suite Advanced Fluorescence 4.0 now launched for advanced life science research

Researchers study structural aspects of DNA-particle/lipid interface directly using x-ray scattering

Brain structure linked to psychosis symptoms

Mammography has helped reduce late-stage breast cancer incidence by 37%

Auxogyn receives clearance from FDA for Eeva System

MRI shows signs of brain injury in moderate and late preterm babies

Groundbreaking molecular imaging agent developed to trace advanced prostate cancer

Researchers reveal mysterious behavior of individual cells using radioluminescence microscopy

REM sleep disorder: A sign of impending neurodegenerative disease

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