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Caltech researchers develop technique to focus light inside biological tissue

Imagine if doctors could perform surgery without ever having to cut through your skin. Or if they could diagnose cancer by seeing tumors inside the body with a procedure that is as simple as an ultrasound.

27 Jun 2012

MRI scans determine whether chemotherapy is working long before tumors shrink

Studies on some 55 U.S. men and women with potentially deadly liver or pancreatic cancers show that specialized MRI scans can tell within a month whether highly toxic chemotherapy is working and killing tumor cells long before tumors actually shrink – or fail to shrink.

26 Jun 2012

Scoring system identifies appendicitis in pediatric acute abdomen pain

Using a pediatric appendicitis score may help to identify true cases of appendicitis among children who present to emergency departments with acute abdominal pain, researchers report.

26 Jun 2012

Genetic risk for schizophrenia linked to brain volume alterations

Patients with schizophrenia and their unaffected first-degree relatives show altered gray and white matter volumes in specific brain regions compared with mentally healthy individuals, researchers report.

26 Jun 2012

Clinical trial to examine functional benefits of combined therapy against stroke

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are leading an international clinical trial to examine the functional benefits of a combined therapy to treat acute ischemic stroke, a type of stroke where a blood clot becomes lodged in an artery within the brain, reducing blood flow and depriving brain cells of oxygen. Eighty-seven percent of strokes are ischemic.

26 Jun 2012

BioImageXD software can help analyze cell and tissue functions

Researchers in Finland and Germany have developed an open-source software that will make it significantly easier to process bioimaging data. The software, named BioImageXD, will help in analysing cell and tissue functions.

26 Jun 2012

Varian launches on-line X-ray product finder tool

Varian Medical Systems, X-Ray Products, has launched an on-line product finder tool giving customers the ability to quickly locate needed replacement X-ray tubes as well as flat panel detectors for digital imaging.

26 Jun 2012

First handbook on microcirculation imaging techniques

Microcirculation Imaging is the first handbook of its kind, introducing many different technical approaches for the visualization of microcirculation. Clearly structured throughout, this book is a must for every clinician and researcher relying on microcirculation imaging.

26 Jun 2012

Intensive insulin may backfire in acute stroke

Intensive control of glucose levels in patients with hyperacute stroke may do more harm than good, results of the randomized INSULINFARCT trial suggest.

25 Jun 2012

Vasomedical subsidiary amends sales representative agreement with GE Healthcare

Vasomedical, Inc. a diversified medical technology company specializing in the design, manufacture and sale of medical devices and in the domestic sale of diagnostic imaging products, today announces the amendment of the sales representative agreement between its subsidiary, Vaso Diagnostics Inc. d/b/a Vaso Healthcare and GE Healthcare, the healthcare business unit of GE, originally signed on May 19, 2010.

25 Jun 2012

Philips selects Acuo as partner for multi-site federated vendor neutral archive in UK

Acuo Technologies, the world leader in high-performance software and services for clinical content management and data migration, announced today it has been selected as the preferred supplier to work with technology partner and prime contractor Philips in the United Kingdom to implement a multi-site federated vendor neutral archive, featuring fully-distributed data management with centralized administration, to be shared across six NHS trusts in Surrey and Sussex.

25 Jun 2012

Study reveals function of dorsal anterior cingulate cortex in the brain

Every day the human brain is presented with tasks ranging from the trivial to the complex. How much mental effort and attention are devoted to each task is usually determined in a split second and without conscious awareness. Now a study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers finds that a structure deep within the brain, believed to play an important role in regulating conscious control of goal-directed behavior, helps to optimize behavioral responses by predicting how difficult upcoming tasks will be.

25 Jun 2012

Riverain's ClearRead Bone Suppression software improves detection of lung cancer

Software by Riverain Technologies significantly improves radiologists' ability to detect potentially cancerous lung nodules in X-ray images, and might be a cost-effective alternative to dual energy subtraction (DES) imaging, according to two new studies being presented at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), June 22-24, in London.

23 Jun 2012

Rensselaer Center for Stem Cell Research launches today

Ground-breaking research to advance the application of stem cells to address critical injuries and diseases will be taking place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in a new center funded by New York state and opened today.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 23 Jun 2012

Computer tomography delivers dependable data to analyze the heart's global pump function

Computer tomographic images deliver dependable data to analyze the heart's global pump function. This was shown in a study conducted by radiologists and cardiologists at Charité - Universitätsmedizin in cooperation with the Jena University Hospital.

23 Jun 2012

Researchers uncover why ointment and photodynamic therapy cause pain in skin cancer patients

Apply the ointment, light on, light off - that's how easy it is to cure various forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. However, the majority of patients suffer severe pain during the so-termed photodynamic therapy.

23 Jun 2012

International conference showcases breadth of research possible with zebrafish

It's clear where the black-and-white striped zebrafish got its name, but less obvious at first glance is what zebrafish has to do with biomedical research. Amazingly, it has biological similarities to humans, which are making this small freshwater fish an increasingly popular model organism for studying vertebrate development, genetics, physiology, and mechanisms of disease.

23 Jun 2012