Journal of Visualized Experiments
Scientists scan the human heart to create digital anatomical library
On April 18th JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) will publish a new video article by Dr. Paul A Iaizzo demonstrating the anatomical reconstruction of an active human heart. The research uses contrast-computed tomography (C ...
Medical research
Apr 18, 2013 |
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New early warning system for the brain development of babies published
A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, will be published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) on March 14th. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard M ...
Medical research
Mar 14, 2013 |
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New technology shows diabetes
A new imaging method for the study of insulin-producing cells in diabetes among other uses is now being presented by a group of researchers at Umeå University in Sweden in the form of a video in the biomedical ...
Diabetes
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Video-based test to study language development in toddlers and children with autism
Parents often wonder how much of the world their young children really understand. Though typically developing children are not able to speak or point to objects on command until they are between eighteen ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Dec 14, 2012 |
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New bio-adhesive polymer demonstrated in JoVE
A new video-article in JoVE, Journal of Visualized Experiments, details the use of a new laser-activated bio-adhesive polymer. The chitosan-based polymer, SurgiLux, was developed by scientists at the Univer ...
Medical research
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Study shows steps to isolate stem cells from brain tumors
A new video protocol in Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) details an assay to identify brain tumor initiating stem cells from primary brain tumors. Through flow cytometry, scientists separate stem ...
Medical research
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists investigate lotteries to study how the brain evaluates risk
People are faced with thousands of choices every day, some inane and some risky. Scientists know that the areas of the brain that evaluate risk are the same for each person, but what makes the value assigned ...
Neuroscience
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Novel technique demonstrates interactions between malaria parasite and HIV
The World Health Organization estimates that in 2011 there were 216 million cases of malaria and 34.2 million people living with HIV. These diseases particularly afflict sub-Saharan Africa, where large incidence ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 15, 2012 |
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New invasive imaging technique to monitor brain function
A new video article in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, describes a novel procedure to monitor brain function and aid in functional mapping of patients with diseases such as epilepsy. This procedur ...
Neuroscience
Jun 26, 2012 |
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New radiation therapy reduces treatment of gynecologic cancers from 5 weeks to 3 days
About 71,500 women in the United States are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center have developed ...
Cancer
Apr 17, 2012 |
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A better tool to diagnose tuberculosis
Up to 30% of the world's population is infected with Tuberculosis (TB), but in many areas of the world, TB diagnosis still relies on insensitive, poorly standardized, and time-consuming methods. A new diagnostic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 09, 2012 |
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How fat are your lab mice?
Researchers are increasingly aware that fat in some parts of the body is more harmful than fat in other places. To help determine how obesity works, scientists turn to animal models and now, they are able ...
Medical research
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Eye tracking young children with autism
Though the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been steadily climbing— from 6 in 1,000 children in 2002, to nearly 10 in 1,000 children in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention— ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Opening the brain to new treatments
One of the trickiest parts of treating brain conditions is the blood brain barrier, a blockade of cells that prevent both harmful toxins and helpful pharmaceuticals from getting to the body's control center. ...
Medical research
Mar 13, 2012 |
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New 3-D stem cell culture method published
Stem cells are the body's mechanics, repairing damaged tissues and organs. Because these cells are able to grow into any type of cell in the body, scientists believe they hold the key to groundbreaking new ...
Medical research
Mar 02, 2012 |
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