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Strategies to minimize medical radiation exposure

Representatives from the American College of Radiology outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography technology and its use to minimize medical radiation exposure today at the National Institutes of Health "Summit to Focus on Management of Radiation Dose in Computerized Tomography – Emphasis Toward the Sub-mSv CT Exam."

25 Feb 2011

Researchers capture complexities of breast cancer tumours to improve treatment, diagnostics

Breast cancer can develop very differently in different women. Researchers in Norway are improving breast cancer diagnostics and treatment by identifying the various tumour types. The objective is to find out as much as possible about the various tumour types so that each patient can receive precisely the right treatment at the right time.

25 Feb 2011

Radioactive tracing agent can identify tumor-draining sentinel nodes in breast cancer, melanoma patients

Researchers say a new kind of tracing agent is more accurate than current methods in helping identify tumor-draining sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer and melanoma patients. That's the finding in a new study that appears in the online version of the Annals of Surgical Oncology.

25 Feb 2011

fMRI reveals complexity of consciousness

Using a sophisticated imaging test to probe for higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients provides a window into consciousness -- but the view it presents is one that is blurred in fascinating ways, say researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in the Feb. 25 online edition of the journal Brain.

25 Feb 2011

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

High radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

25 Feb 2011

Scientists suggest that lateral habenula can be a prime locus of human depression

A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory and UC San Diego has collected evidence suggesting that a previously overlooked portion of the brain could be a prime locus of human depression.

24 Feb 2011

Special issue of Neuron journal provides new insight into recent advances in addiction research

Addiction is a brain disease that destroys lives, devastates families and tears at the very fabric of society. Effective prevention and treatment of addiction requires a clear understanding of the complex brain mechanisms that underlie addictive behaviors, and research has provided a fascinating view of how substance abuse hijacks neuronal circuits involved in reward and motivation and causes profound and persistent changes in behavior.

24 Feb 2011

InfraReDx to showcase LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System at CRT 2011

InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company providing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, today announced that its LipiScan™ IVUS Coronary Imaging System will be featured in several presentations during the annual Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2011 meeting, being held February 27 through March 1, 2011 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

24 Feb 2011

General Electric extends healthcare IT portfolio to mobile devices and tablet computing

General Electric, an industry leader in the adoption of mobile technology, demonstrated the extension of its healthcare IT portfolio to mobile devices and tablet computing at this week's Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference in Orlando.

24 Feb 2011

'Current Concepts' article outlines ultrasound use among clinicians

Clinicians have often referred to ultrasound technology as the "stethoscope of the future," predicting that as the equipment shrinks in size, it will one day be as common at the bedside as that trusty tool around every physician's neck. According to a new report in The New England Journal of Medicine, that day has arrived.

24 Feb 2011

Nonsurgical methods to identify critical lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nonsurgical methods for identifying critical lymph nodes to help doctors determine courses of treatment for breast cancer patients.

24 Feb 2011

ViewRay's radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery software receives FDA marketing clearance

ViewRay™, Inc., a privately held medical device company, has received U.S. FDA marketing clearance for its radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery software.

24 Feb 2011

New study: Portion of brain responsible for reading doesn't require vision at all

The portion of the brain responsible for visual reading doesn't require vision at all, according to a new study by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and France.

23 Feb 2011

Stripe of Gennari in the blind may play greater role in processing tactile stimuli

The Stripe of Gennari develops even in those who are blind from birth and does not degenerate, despite a lack of visual input. This was discovered by Robert Trampel and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences using magnetic resonance imaging. This bundle of nerve fibers, which is approximately 0.3 mm thick, is not exclusively responsible for optic information.

23 Feb 2011

UT Southwestern Medical Center launches new multidisciplinary abdominal wall surgery program

A 2002 auto accident started Rex Smith down a dark and difficult road. The collision perforated his colon, requiring multiple surgeries that subsequently weakened his abdominal muscles until they could no longer hold in internal organs.

23 Feb 2011

New study provides insight into brain activity of depressed women responding to crying infants

Mothers who are depressed respond differently to their crying babies than do non-depressed moms. In fact, their reaction, according to brain scans at the University of Oregon, is much more muted than the robust brain activity in non-depressed moms.

23 Feb 2011

Forest Labs enters definitive merger agreement to acquire Clinical Data

Forest Laboratories, Inc. and Clinical Data, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Forest will acquire Clinical Data, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of first-in-class and best-in-category therapeutics, for $30.00 per share in cash plus contingent consideration of up to $6.00 per share that may be paid upon achievement of certain commercial milestones related to Viibryd.

22 Feb 2011

Autism could be detected earlier and easier: Study

Scientists at Boston may have found the beginnings of a non-invasive diagnostic test that can detect abnormal brain waves that suggest increased risk for autism – a debilitating neurological disorder in babies. This test would be safe, inexpensive, and easy to perform and could make it possible for at-risk kids to get help right away rather than having to wait until months or years later, which is now the case with the behavioral tests believe experts.

22 Feb 2011

Caution on mammograms for breast cancer survivors: Study

A new study finds that in women who have had breast cancer, annual mammograms help detect second breast cancers, but they are not as effective in women who have never had the disease.

22 Feb 2011

Xerox helps healthcare clients with technology and consulting services to improve quality of care

A growing number of healthcare organizations are turning to Xerox Corporation for technology and consulting services in support of Electronic Health Records. In the past year, more than 50 clients hired Xerox to advise them on everything from securing meaningful use funding to building Health Information Exchanges.

22 Feb 2011

Imaging News and Research

Strategies to minimize medical radiation exposure

Researchers capture complexities of breast cancer tumours to improve treatment, diagnostics

Radioactive tracing agent can identify tumor-draining sentinel nodes in breast cancer, melanoma patients

fMRI reveals complexity of consciousness

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

Scientists suggest that lateral habenula can be a prime locus of human depression

Special issue of Neuron journal provides new insight into recent advances in addiction research

InfraReDx to showcase LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System at CRT 2011

General Electric extends healthcare IT portfolio to mobile devices and tablet computing

'Current Concepts' article outlines ultrasound use among clinicians

Nonsurgical methods to identify critical lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer

ViewRay's radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery software receives FDA marketing clearance

New study: Portion of brain responsible for reading doesn't require vision at all

Stripe of Gennari in the blind may play greater role in processing tactile stimuli

UT Southwestern Medical Center launches new multidisciplinary abdominal wall surgery program

New study provides insight into brain activity of depressed women responding to crying infants

Forest Labs enters definitive merger agreement to acquire Clinical Data

Autism could be detected earlier and easier: Study

Caution on mammograms for breast cancer survivors: Study

Xerox helps healthcare clients with technology and consulting services to improve quality of care

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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