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Gene variant affects brain function long before brain begins accumulating amyloid: Study

People with a known, high risk for Alzheimer's disease develop abnormal brain function even before the appearance of telltale amyloid plaques that are characteristic of the disease, according to a new study.

17 Dec 2010

Alliance announces full year 2011 guidance, reaffirms 2010 financial guidance

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., a leading national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services, reaffirmed full year 2010 guidance and announced financial guidance for full year 2011.

17 Dec 2010

Scientists receive $1.4 million NSF grant to develop robotic device for heart surgery

In a truly interdisciplinary effort, a team of biomedical scientists and engineers from the University of Houston and physicians from The Methodist Hospital Research Institute are collaborating to develop a platform for image-guided and robot-assisted surgeries on beating hearts that is minimally invasive.

17 Dec 2010

Head, neck radiation exposure increases thyroid cancer in children

When children are exposed to head and neck radiation, whether due to cancer treatment or multiple diagnostic CT scans, the result is an increased risk of thyroid cancer for the next 58 years or longer, according to University of Rochester Medical Center research.

17 Dec 2010

Recent mergers and acquisitions in the ultrasound market

The recent shake-up of the global ultrasound market following the merger of Aloka and Hitachi Medical, and the recently announced acquisition of Medison by Samsung Electronics, points to an intriguing future. Research Analyst Stephen Holloway, author of InMedica’s acclaimed “World Market for Ultrasound Imaging Equipment – 2010 edition” assesses the repercussions.

16 Dec 2010

Guardian 24/7 selects Glowpoint's video managed services for remote diagnosis and patient collaboration

Glowpoint, Inc., a provider of cloud-based managed services for telepresence, video conferencing and collaboration, today announced that Guardian 24/7, a health care provider for high-profile executives, has selected Glowpoint's video managed services for providing remote diagnosis and patient collaboration using high-quality video conferencing.

16 Dec 2010

Perirhinal cortex critical for forming unconscious conceptual memories

A small area deep in the brain called the perirhinal cortex is critical for forming unconscious conceptual memories, researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain have found.

16 Dec 2010

IDS recieves grant for two CLTM systems

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., a pioneer in laser breast imaging, announced today that it has received deposits for two CTLM systems from its distributor Mukesh Jain of Jainsons Pty Ltd for India and Indonesia.

16 Dec 2010

SBUMC to unveil one-of-a-kind neuroendovascular simulator

Stony Brook University Medical Center will unveil this Friday a one-of-a-kind neuroendovascular simulator that recreates vasculature in the brain, including scenarios of damaged vessels from acute stroke, brain aneurysms, and other cerebrovascular anomalies. Affectionately known in the lab as "Headley".

16 Dec 2010

Use of vitamin K antagonists is driven by availability of oral formulation

Arlington Medical Resources (AMR), a provider of premier market intelligence for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries, finds that, in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, surveyed European cardiologists indicate that use of vitamin K antagonists, as a class, is primarily driven by the availability of an oral formulation, overall low cost and widespread inclusion on European medical society guidelines and hospital formularies.

16 Dec 2010

PEG-Prom encased nanoparticle aids in cancer detection and treatment

In a proof of principal study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Virginia Commonwealth University have shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an "ignition switch" to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment.

16 Dec 2010

Enzon in collaboration with NCI initiates EZN-2968, EZN-2208 Phase I studies for arresting tumor growth

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, today announced the initiation of Phase I clinical studies, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, for two of the Company's novel oncology product candidates, EZN-2968 and EZN-2208 (PEG-SN38).

16 Dec 2010

Ultrasound-based diagnosis for rapid detection of benign and malignant ovarian cancer

It is crucial to differentiate between benign and malignant ovarian cysts and tumours in a fast and reliable manner. This improves the surgical management and prognosis of the patient.

16 Dec 2010

BSGI/MBI provides additional information when conventional imaging is indeterminate in diagnosing breast cancer

Dr. Barbara Ward and others of Weinstein Imaging determined that Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging/Molecular Breast Imaging (BSGI/MBI) provides additional information when conventional imaging is indeterminate and greater confidence is required to improve diagnostic accuracy. The data from the retrospective study demonstrated that BSGI contributed significantly to patient management by detecting cancer in 7 of the 73 patients (9%), and was presented last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

15 Dec 2010

joimax to present C-Camsource HD Twister for endoscopic spinal surgery at 5th German Spine Congress

The 5th German Spine Congress (5. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Wirbelsaulengesellschaft (DWG)) will take place from 16 to 18 December 2010 at the Congress Centre in Bremen. joimax(R) is proud to present the innovative HD 5-in-1 complete system at their booth no.20: The C-Camsource(R)HD Twister offers state-of-the-art HD technology and works with both the joimax(R) HD endoscopes and HD flat screens producing an extremely precise and sharp picture and video imaging for endoscopic spinal surgery.

15 Dec 2010

RPCI forms Photolitec to develop photosensitizing compounds used in photodynamic therapy

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) on December 13, 2010, announced the formation of Photolitec, LLC, a new life-sciences company at RPCI that will develop photosensitizing compounds used in photodynamic therapy (PDT). PDT is an innovative cancer treatment pioneered at RPCI by scientist Thomas J. Dougherty, Chief Emeritus of the Institute's Photodynamic Therapy Center.

15 Dec 2010

CTT, Bayer sign Research and License Option Agreement

Cancer Targeted Technology (CTT), a Seattle-based biotechnology firm focusing on small molecule cancer enzyme inhibitors for the generation of novel diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced that it has signed a Research and License Option Agreement with Bayer Pharma AG, Germany. Under the agreement, CTT will work with Bayer to optimize a novel PET imaging agent based on its unique inhibitor scaffold that recognizes a validated cancer enzyme biomarker.

15 Dec 2010

Echo acoustic liquid handler improves discovery of potential therapeutics

When the revolutionary Echo® acoustic liquid handler is used in the process of discovering potential therapeutics, important drug candidates are identified that are missed using traditional liquid handlers. In a recently issued patent, the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca describes the discovery of a novel set of potential cancer therapeutics that was found only when the Echo system was used. Other major pharmaceutical companies have also reported that the Echo liquid handler was a critical platform in discovering drug candidates.

15 Dec 2010

Case study sheds light on pathological course of Alzheimer's disease

A case study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet sheds light on the pathological course of Alzheimer's disease. The brain of the first Alzheimer's patient to display amyloids demonstrable with a PET scanner has been studied, both during progression of the disease and after death.

15 Dec 2010

Rheumatologists raise awareness on early diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory arthritis

In people who develop symptoms of inflammatory arthritis, early diagnosis and treatment can have a significant impact on the course of disease—in some cases even preventing deformity and loss of function from rheumatoid arthritis, according to an article in the December issue of JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.

14 Dec 2010

Imaging News and Research

Gene variant affects brain function long before brain begins accumulating amyloid: Study

Alliance announces full year 2011 guidance, reaffirms 2010 financial guidance

Scientists receive $1.4 million NSF grant to develop robotic device for heart surgery

Head, neck radiation exposure increases thyroid cancer in children

Recent mergers and acquisitions in the ultrasound market

Guardian 24/7 selects Glowpoint's video managed services for remote diagnosis and patient collaboration

Perirhinal cortex critical for forming unconscious conceptual memories

IDS recieves grant for two CLTM systems

SBUMC to unveil one-of-a-kind neuroendovascular simulator

Use of vitamin K antagonists is driven by availability of oral formulation

PEG-Prom encased nanoparticle aids in cancer detection and treatment

Enzon in collaboration with NCI initiates EZN-2968, EZN-2208 Phase I studies for arresting tumor growth

Ultrasound-based diagnosis for rapid detection of benign and malignant ovarian cancer

BSGI/MBI provides additional information when conventional imaging is indeterminate in diagnosing breast cancer

joimax to present C-Camsource HD Twister for endoscopic spinal surgery at 5th German Spine Congress

RPCI forms Photolitec to develop photosensitizing compounds used in photodynamic therapy

CTT, Bayer sign Research and License Option Agreement

Echo acoustic liquid handler improves discovery of potential therapeutics

Case study sheds light on pathological course of Alzheimer's disease

Rheumatologists raise awareness on early diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory arthritis

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