Oncology & Cancer
Imaging after thyroid cancer treatment does not necessarily mean better outcomes
More imaging after thyroid cancer treatment identifies recurrence, but it does not always improve survival, a new study suggests.
Jul 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
PET scans guiding chemo boosts remission for Hodgkin patients
Using PET imaging to guide chemotherapy treatment significantly increases the number of people who go into remission and also decreases toxic side effects for people with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, according to research conducted ...
Apr 11, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
PET scans reveal key details of Alzheimer's protein growth in aging brains
New research led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, shows for the first time that PET scans can track the progressive stages of Alzheimer's disease in cognitively normal adults, a key advance in the ...
Mar 2, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Are lung cancer survivors getting too many costly scans for no reason? Study suggests so
Once you've made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again.
Feb 22, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Accuracy of dementia brain imaging must improve
MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Sep 1, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Amyloid pet may lead to better treatment for Alzheimer's patients
New research presented during the 2015 annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) demonstrates that amyloid positron emission tomography (amyloid PET) scans of the brain provide clearer ...
Jun 8, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Research seeks to enhance understanding of how Alzheimer's Disease develops
A jury would have to acquit. Two tough guys are caught at the scene of a brutal beating, but no one witnessed the crime. No video cameras or cell phone captured the assault. Maybe both men arrived after the attack. Or one ...
May 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer scan could remove need for radiotherapy for cured patients
A UK National Cancer Research Institute trial led from The University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust has suggested that in patients with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma the late effects of radiotherapy could ...
Apr 22, 2015
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Neuroscience
Characteristic pattern of protein deposits in brains of retired NFL players who suffered concussions
A new UCLA study takes another step toward the early understanding of a degenerative brain condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which affects athletes in contact sports who are exposed to repetitive ...
Apr 6, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study examines memory and effects on the aging brain
A study of brain aging finds that being male was associated with worse memory and lower hippocampal volume in individuals who were cognitively normal at baseline, while the gene APOE ?4, a risk factor for Alzheimer disease, ...
Mar 16, 2015
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