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Gene mutation associated with rare sleep disorder also contributes to debilitating migraines

A gene mutation associated with a rare sleep disorder surprisingly also contributes to debilitating migraines, a new discovery that could change the treatment of migraines by allowing development of drugs specifically designed to treat the chronic headaches.

3 May 2013

New computational method for assessing lung cancer tumors

Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have collaborated with researchers in China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany to devise a new computational method for assessing lung cancer tumors using CT, PET or MRI diagnostic technologies.

3 May 2013

Study results suggest that restricting food intake increases reward value of food

The story is a familiar one: most people are able to lose weight while dieting but once the diet is over, the weight comes back. Many of us can personally attest that caloric deprivation weight loss diets typically do not produce lasting weight loss.

3 May 2013

New evidence-based guideline for using WSI systems for diagnostic work

The College of American Pathologists released today a new evidence-based guideline, "Validating Whole Slide Imaging for Diagnostic Purposes in Pathology." The guideline is the first of its kind and is now available in the CAP's peer-reviewed journal, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.

3 May 2013

New technology to study interactions between metal elements, molecules in living organisms

Metal elements and molecules interact in the body but visualizing them together has always been a challenge. Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies in Japan have developed a new molecular imaging technology that enables them to visualize bio-metals and bio-molecules simultaneously in a live mouse.

3 May 2013

Cancer Genetics introduces proprietary urogenital cancer array for diagnosing kidney cancer

Cancer Genetics, Inc., a leader in oncology-focused personalized medicine, has launched a proprietary urogenital cancer array, UroGenRA, intended for kidney cancer diagnosis and subtyping in its own laboratory.

3 May 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutation linked to a typical form of migraine

A research team led by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of California, San Francisco has identified a genetic mutation that is strongly associated with a typical form of migraine.

2 May 2013

PET/CT may enhance detection of inflammatory bowel diseases in the future

Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, may be detected and monitored more effectively in the future with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, according to research published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

2 May 2013

Researchers study how ketamine reduces side effects of ECT in people with severe depression

The largest trial into the use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in the UK in more than 30 years will look into how the use of the Class C drug ketamine might reduce the side effects of ECT for those being treated for severe depression.

2 May 2013

Gray matter atrophy underlies PD subtypes

Patients with the postural instability gait difficulty subtype of Parkinson’s disease have marked gray matter atrophy relative to those with the tremor dominant subtype, shows research.

30 Apr 2013

New guidance on radioiodine therapy use after radiographic studies

Researchers have provided new evidence that could act as a guide for the use of radioiodine therapy after patients have undergone radiographic imaging studies that use iodine as a contrasting agent.

30 Apr 2013

UCLA study shows individuals with BDD have global bad wiring in their brains

Body dysmorphic disorder is a disabling but often misunderstood psychiatric condition in which people perceive themselves to be disfigured and ugly, even though they look normal to others. New research at UCLA shows that these individuals have abnormalities in the underlying connections in their brains.

30 Apr 2013

Analysis examines national expenditures on emergency care

Alternately praised in the aftermath of horrible tragedies as a heroic service and lamented in policy debates as an expensive safety net for people without primary care, emergency medicine is often a hot topic.

30 Apr 2013

Researchers create novel way to enhance MRI

Researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center have created a novel way to enhance MRI by reducing interference from large macromolecules that can often obscure images generated by current chemical exchange saturation transfer methods.

30 Apr 2013

Berkeley Lab researchers unveil analytical technique for easy comparisons of proteins in solution

A revolutionary X-ray analytical technique that enables researchers at a glance to identify structural similarities and differences between multiple proteins under a variety of conditions has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

30 Apr 2013

Ocular tuberculosis presents a diagnostic challenge

Mycobacterial ocular inflammation typically arises without concomitant systemic or pulmonary disease and should be suspected in patients who do not respond to anti-inflammatory therapy.

29 Apr 2013

Osteomyelitis guidelines push pediatric care

US clinicians have demonstrated the benefits of multidisciplinary evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of children with osteomyelitis.

29 Apr 2013

Heart Failure Congress 2013 to feature more than 100 scientific sessions on heart failure

The Heart Failure Congress 2013 promises more science than ever this year, with a record number of abstracts submitted. The congress takes place 25-28 May at the Centro de Congressos de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal.

29 Apr 2013

BIOMARGIN research project aims to prevent, diagnose lesions in transplanted kidneys

The BIOMARGIN (BIOMArkers of Renal Graft INjuries in kidney allograft recipients) research project, coordinated by INSERM, has just received financing from the "health" seventh framework programme of the European Commission to the tune of 6 million euros for a four-year period.

29 Apr 2013

Researchers create "designer" tracer for earlier diagnosis and better treatments of Alzheimer's

One of the biggest challenges with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is that by the time physicians can detect behavioral changes, the disease has already begun its irreversibly destructive course.

26 Apr 2013

Imaging News and Research

Gene mutation associated with rare sleep disorder also contributes to debilitating migraines

New computational method for assessing lung cancer tumors

Study results suggest that restricting food intake increases reward value of food

New evidence-based guideline for using WSI systems for diagnostic work

New technology to study interactions between metal elements, molecules in living organisms

Cancer Genetics introduces proprietary urogenital cancer array for diagnosing kidney cancer

Researchers identify genetic mutation linked to a typical form of migraine

PET/CT may enhance detection of inflammatory bowel diseases in the future

Researchers study how ketamine reduces side effects of ECT in people with severe depression

Gray matter atrophy underlies PD subtypes

New guidance on radioiodine therapy use after radiographic studies

UCLA study shows individuals with BDD have global bad wiring in their brains

Analysis examines national expenditures on emergency care

Researchers create novel way to enhance MRI

Berkeley Lab researchers unveil analytical technique for easy comparisons of proteins in solution

Ocular tuberculosis presents a diagnostic challenge

Osteomyelitis guidelines push pediatric care

Heart Failure Congress 2013 to feature more than 100 scientific sessions on heart failure

BIOMARGIN research project aims to prevent, diagnose lesions in transplanted kidneys

Researchers create "designer" tracer for earlier diagnosis and better treatments of Alzheimer's

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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