Diabetes
Latinos more vulnerable to fatty pancreas, Type 2 diabetes, study shows
Latinos are more likely to store fat in the pancreas and are less able to compensate by excreting additional insulin, a Cedars-Sinai study shows.
Sep 11, 2012
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News tagged with biomedical imaging
Health
Radiation exposure from medical imaging has increased even at HMOs
Concern about overexposure to radiation due to excessive use of medical imaging has come to the fore in recent years. Now, a study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Group Health ...
Jun 12, 2012
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Medical research
Bionic leg makes amputee faster on his feet
Craig Hutto considers himself part bionic man. In 2005, doctors amputated his leg after a shark attacked him during a fishing trip off the Florida Gulf Coast.
Jan 24, 2012
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Neuroscience
Scientists track neuronal stem cells using MRI
Carnegie Mellon University biologists have developed an MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow neural stem cells in vivo.
Sep 29, 2011
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Radiology & Imaging
Procedure standard/practice guideline for SSTR PET imaging of neuroendocrine tumors published
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) have issued a new procedure standard/practice guideline for somatostatin receptor (SSTR) PET imaging for ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Medical imaging improves cancer staging
Prof. Tian Chao's group from the Department of Precision Machinery and Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made progress on the photoacoustic ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Cardiology
Shape memory foam embolization system deployed in Europe now cleared for U.S. markets
Shape Memory Medical recently announced FDA clearance for U.S. marketing of their IMPEDE Embolization Plug, a technology funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and created to block ...
Jul 20, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Novel nuclear medicine probe will help assess new drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
New nuclear medicine tracers could help medical researchers find a cure for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The research was presented today at the SNMMI 2018 Annual Meeting, June 23-26 in Philadelphia.
Jun 25, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
UA engineers zero in on early detection of ovarian cancer
University of Arizona researcher Jennifer Barton is leading a two-year, $1 million project funded by the National Cancer Institute to identify imaging biomarkers of ovarian cancer, the most deadly gynecological cancer in ...
May 31, 2016
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Other
Stainless staining provides a new tool for clinicians and researchers
Histopathology is a cornerstone of modern biomedical research. Yet, the practice of histopathology has evolved just a few times—non-specific stains in the late 19th century, immunohistochemical staining in the mid-to-late ...
May 13, 2015
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