With the aid of a PET camera, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new method for investigating the dopamine system in the brains of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. The method measures ...
Feb 14, 2018
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(HealthDay)—For patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) at the ventral capsule/ventral striatum (VC/VS) region is well tolerated and is associated with less decline on the Clinical ...
Feb 1, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease is a devastating brain illness that affects an estimated 47m people worldwide. It is the most common cause of dementia in the Western world. Despite this, there are currently no treatments that are effective ...
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The new total-body PET/CT scanner could revolutionize our understanding and treatment of disease through analysis of better imaging data from the whole body. In The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) featured January article, ...
Jan 3, 2018
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New King's College London research, published today (28 November) in eLife, shows that adults born prematurely—who also suffered small brain injuries around the time of birth—have lower levels of dopamine in the brain.
Nov 28, 2017
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A new study from a researcher at City, University of London has found that the location of lesions in the eye can help predict vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy, a frequent cause of blindness in the Western world.
Nov 22, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) has heterogeneity in positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging phenotype, which has clinical relevance, according to a study ...
Nov 16, 2017
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University of Melbourne researchers have combined mathematical modelling, supercomputing and laser imaging technology to assess the severity of artery blockages without having to insert a physical separate pressure wire to ...
Nov 15, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Concentrations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) β42-amyloid 42 (Aβ42) derived from new immunoassays may show improved agreement with visual flutemetamol F18 ([18F]flutemetamol)-labeled positron emission tomography ...
Nov 9, 2017
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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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