A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by UK and US researchers, using positron emission tomography (PET).
Jun 27, 2024
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A new tau PET radiotracer, 18F-SNFT-1, has been found to be more effective than existing tau PET radiotracers in identifying Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages, according to research published in the September issue ...
Sep 28, 2023
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in the U.K. has developed a new type of Cerenkov luminescence imaging device to help doctors spot cancerous tumors. In their paper published in ...
A new PET radiotracer enables same-day imaging of the important gastrointestinal cancer biomarker known as Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2). Uptake of the radiotracer, 68Ga-NC-BCH, was found to correlate significantly with CLDN18.2 ...
Jun 6, 2024
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Several cancer tumors grow through immunosuppression; they manipulate biological systems in their microenvironments and signal to a specific set of immune cells—those that clear out aberrant cells—to stop acting. It is ...
Jul 2, 2021
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A new PET imaging radiotracer could help researchers understand neurodegenerative disease and the aging brain. The study is featured in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Oct 3, 2018
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A leading group of Alzheimer's researchers contends that, as biomarkers to detect signals of the disease improve at providing clinically meaningful information, researchers will need guidance on how to constructively disclose ...
Aug 21, 2013
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A technology being developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory promises to provide clear images of the brains of children, the elderly and people with Parkinson's and other diseases without the use of uncomfortable or intrusive ...
Apr 4, 2013
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A team of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified a promising therapeutic target in the brain that could lead to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is the first evidence of a ...
Sep 5, 2011
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A novel positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer has been shown to effectively measure increases in brain tau—a distinguishing characteristic of Alzheimer's disease—before any symptoms of the disease are observed. ...
Jun 15, 2021
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