Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's one day may be predicted during eye exam
It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease using an eye exam.
Aug 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Trial shows how PET scans help tailor therapy for esophageal cancer
Survival results for the CALGB 80303 Trial presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2018 demonstrate that esophageal cancer patients shown by PET scan to be non-responders to induction ...
Jun 3, 2018
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Cardiology
PET myocardial perfusion imaging more effective than SPECT scans in detecting coronary disease
Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan experienced a significant increase in the detection of severe obstructive coronary artery ...
Mar 10, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Scans could help tailor pancreatic cancer treatment
Doctors should use a specialised type of scan to help decide if patients with pancreatic cancer may benefit from surgery, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Feb 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Curcumin improves memory and mood, study says
Lovers of Indian food, give yourselves a second helping: Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin—the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color—improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related ...
Jan 23, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
PET scans for Alzheimer's could bring benefit to more patients
An imaging tool honed to spot rogue proteins in the brain could benefit some patients with suspected Alzheimer's, according to a new study.
Oct 19, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Brain scans may change care for some people with memory loss
Does it really take an expensive brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer's? Not everybody needs one but new research suggests that for a surprising number of patients whose memory problems are hard to pin down, PET scans may lead ...
Jul 19, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
NEJM case reports show promise of cancer immunotherapy to treat rare lymphoma
Three case reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate the promise of cancer immunotherapy in gray zone lymphoma, a rare subtype that mixes characteristics of Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin forms of the ...
Jul 10, 2017
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Medical research
Collagen-targeting PET probe may improve diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary fibrosis
A PET imaging probe developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators appears able to diagnose and stage pulmonary fibrosis—an often life-shortening lung disease—as well as monitor the response to treatment. ...
Apr 5, 2017
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Medical research
Study of 3,000 PET-Scans yields new data on the proportion of brown fat
Compared to white fat, brown body fat burns through energy at an extraordinary rate. However, until now the proportion of brown fat in humans was thought to be quite small. Now a study conducted by researchers at the Technical ...
Mar 1, 2017
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