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Magnetoencephalography can be used to control and train specific targeted brain regions

A new brain-imaging technique enables people to 'watch' their own brain activity in real time and to control or adjust function in pre-determined brain regions. The study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, published in NeuroImage, is the first to demonstrate that magnetoencephalography can be used as a potential therapeutic tool to control and train specific targeted brain regions.

21 Jan 2014

Agenus' Prophage vaccine Phase 2 study hailed in Neuro-Oncology journal

Agenus Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel immune system activating treatments for cancers and infectious diseases, announced that Phase 2 results of Prophage G-200 vaccine in recurrent patients with glioblastoma multiforme were hailed as 'exciting' and a 'very promising therapy' in an editorial published in Neuro-Oncology, the leading journal of the Society of Neuro-Oncology.

21 Jan 2014

Fluxion Biosciences announces release of IsoFlux Rare Cell Enrichment Kit

Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced the release of a new reagent kit for the IsoFlux System designed to provide more options for circulating tumor cell and other rare cell capture from biological samples. The IsoFlux Rare Cell Enrichment (Streptavidin) Kit incorporates streptavidin-coated magnetic beads that can bind with one or more biotinylated antibodies targeted towards cell-surface markers on the cells of interest.

From Fluxion Biosciences 21 Jan 2014

HealthTrust selects BC Technical as provider for refurbished medical imaging equipment

BC Technical, a leading non-OEM medical imaging solutions provider, announced today that it has been selected by HealthTrust as a provider for refurbished medical imaging equipment for the 1,400 acute care facilities that are part of the HealthTrust membership.

21 Jan 2014

New technology may provide solution to high risk of repeat heart attacks, say scientists

Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries — the process that leads to clots rupturing and causing myocardial infarction or stroke.

20 Jan 2014

Research shows how architecture of brain shapes its functioning

The structure of the human brain is complex, reminiscent of a circuit diagram with countless connections. But what role does this architecture play in the functioning of the brain?

20 Jan 2014

Findings suggest possible clinical uses of ecstasy in treating anxiety and PTSD

Brain imaging experiments have revealed for the first time how ecstasy produces feelings of euphoria in users.

17 Jan 2014

Researchers find that we use both sides of our brain for speech

We use both sides of our brain for speech, a finding by researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center that alters previous conceptions about neurological activity. The results, which appear in the journal Nature, also offer insights into addressing speech-related inhibitions caused by stroke or injury and lay the groundwork for better rehabilitation methods.

17 Jan 2014

Study links discrete area of brain to cognitive deficit in people at early stage of PD

Research by a team of investigators in Finland suggests that the free recall memory deficits common even in early stages Parkinson's disease (PD) are related to structural changes in the brain, specifically parietal cortical gray matter volume.

17 Jan 2014

Professor wins NSF CAREER grant to develop 5-D in vivo image of atherosclerotic plaques

Currently, the medical community has limited ability in clinically assessing blockages called atherosclerotic plaques in the human body. These dangerous blockages that can lead to heart attacks and strokes are not easily diagnosed due to "the lack of noninvasive imaging techniques to accurately model atherosclerotic plaques in vivo," said Guohua Cao, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech.

17 Jan 2014

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) in 2013: SurgVision, Trianta Immunotherapies and Dosimetrics. Thanks to successful innovation management, the Center has transformed excellent research findings into practical applications and given new impulses to the areas of clinical imaging, immunotherapy and radiation dosimetry.

17 Jan 2014

Study links a discrete area of the brain to cognitive deficit in people at early stage of PD

Research by a team of investigators in Finland suggests that the free recall memory deficits common even in early stages Parkinson's disease are related to structural changes in the brain, specifically parietal cortical gray matter volume. Their findings are published in the current issue of the Journal of Parkinson's Disease.

16 Jan 2014

New imaging technique captures vibrations of proteins, tiny motions critical to human life

Like the strings on a violin or the pipes of an organ, the proteins in the human body vibrate in different patterns, scientists have long suspected.

16 Jan 2014

People who suffer from brain injuries, strokes often have problems paying attention, concentrating

The brain appears to synchronize the activity of different brain regions to make it possible for a person to pay attention or concentrate on a task, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned.

16 Jan 2014

First commercial implant of Elixir's DESolve Novolimus Eluting Coronary Scaffold performed in Germany

Marking a milestone in the evolution of fully-bioresorbable drug-eluting scaffolds for interventional cardiology, the first commercial implant of Elixir Medical's CE Mark-approved DESolve Novolimus Eluting Coronary Scaffold was performed in Germany by Professor Dr. med. Holger Nef, Head of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany.

15 Jan 2014

LUMEDX contracted to provide comprehensive CVIS to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

LUMEDX Corporation, a leading provider of vendor-neutral cardiovascular imaging and information systems, announced today that it has contracted to provide Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital with a comprehensive CVIS that will integrate patient data and images across five different sites. The LUMEDX CVIS will consolidate data, improve physician access to patient information, streamline clinical workflows, and support outcomes analysis and registry reporting for the Phoebe Heart and Vascular Center.

15 Jan 2014

Cognigram can detect early signs of MCI and Alzheimer’s disease

For patients over the age of 50, a routine physical exam at the doctor’s office typically covers a wide spectrum of medical biomarkers with one glaring exception, cognitive health. Unless there have been unusual mental changes or challenges in their daily life, tests of a patient’s attention, memory or brain processing speed is usually not part of a check-up.

15 Jan 2014

Cortical thickness changes may contribute to early schizophrenia

Altered cortical thickness is related to the severity of positive symptoms in patients with first-episode schizophrenia, but not to the duration of untreated illness, report researchers.

14 Jan 2014

MRI method to map creatine in heart may help detect disorders earlier than traditional methods

A new MRI method to map creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may help clinicians and scientists find abnormalities and disorders earlier than traditional diagnostic methods, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggest in a new study published online today in Nature Medicine.

13 Jan 2014

University of Washington develops new device to move kidney stones inside body

Almost one in 10 people will someday experience a kidney stone, which creates what is described as the most intense pain imaginable. This increasingly common condition leads to hundreds of thousands of surgeries in the United States each year.

13 Jan 2014

Imaging News and Research

Magnetoencephalography can be used to control and train specific targeted brain regions

Agenus' Prophage vaccine Phase 2 study hailed in Neuro-Oncology journal

Fluxion Biosciences announces release of IsoFlux Rare Cell Enrichment Kit

HealthTrust selects BC Technical as provider for refurbished medical imaging equipment

New technology may provide solution to high risk of repeat heart attacks, say scientists

Research shows how architecture of brain shapes its functioning

Findings suggest possible clinical uses of ecstasy in treating anxiety and PTSD

Researchers find that we use both sides of our brain for speech

Study links discrete area of brain to cognitive deficit in people at early stage of PD

Professor wins NSF CAREER grant to develop 5-D in vivo image of atherosclerotic plaques

Three new spin-offs emerged from Helmholtz Zentrum München

Study links a discrete area of the brain to cognitive deficit in people at early stage of PD

New imaging technique captures vibrations of proteins, tiny motions critical to human life

People who suffer from brain injuries, strokes often have problems paying attention, concentrating

First commercial implant of Elixir's DESolve Novolimus Eluting Coronary Scaffold performed in Germany

LUMEDX contracted to provide comprehensive CVIS to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Cognigram can detect early signs of MCI and Alzheimer’s disease

Cortical thickness changes may contribute to early schizophrenia

MRI method to map creatine in heart may help detect disorders earlier than traditional methods

University of Washington develops new device to move kidney stones inside body

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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