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Cassini to Make a Double Play
December 12, 2011 — In an action-packed day and a half, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be making its closest swoop over the surface of Saturn's moon Dione and scrutinizing the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Patients Face Increasing Number of Imaging Visits Before Surgery
December 9, 2011 — Breast cancer patients frequently undergo imaging like mammograms or ultrasounds between their first breast cancer-related doctor visit and surgery to remove the tumor. Evaluations of these scans ... > full story -
'Label-Free' Imaging Tool Tracks Nanotubes in Cells, Blood for Biomedical Research
December 5, 2011 — Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for tracking structures called carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream, which could aid efforts to perfect their use in biomedical ... > full story -
Ecstasy Drug Produces Lasting Toxicity in the Brain
December 5, 2011 — Recreational use of Ecstasy -- the illegal "rave" drug that produces feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth -- is associated with chronic changes in the human brain, researchers have discovered. ... > full story -
Autism May Involve Disordered White Matter in the Brain
December 5, 2011 — It's still unclear what's different in the brains of people with autism spectrum disorders, but evidence from genetic and cell studies points to abnormalities in how brain cells, connect to each ... > full story -
Is It Alzheimer's Disease or Another Dementia? Marker May Give More Accurate Diagnosis
November 30, 2011 — New research finds a marker used to detect plaque in the brain may help doctors make a more accurate diagnosis between two common types of dementia -- Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar ... > full story -
Researchers Develop a Way to Monitor Engineered Blood Vessels as They Grow in Patients
November 30, 2011 — New research describes how by using magnetic resonance imaging and nanoparticle technology, scientists can monitor the growth of laboratory-engineered blood vessels after implantation in patients. ... > full story -
Researchers' New Recipe Cooks Up Better Tissue 'Phantoms'
November 30, 2011 — The precise blending of tiny particles and multicolor dyes transforms gelatin into a realistic surrogate for human tissue. These tissue mimics, known as "phantoms," provide an accurate proving ground ... > full story -
Self-Referral Leads to More Negative Exams for Patients
November 30, 2011 — Physicians who have a financial interest in imaging equipment are more likely to refer their patients for potentially unnecessary imaging exams, according to a new ... > full story -
Violent Video Games Alter Brain Function in Young Men
November 30, 2011 — A functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis of long-term effects of violent video game play on the brain has found changes in brain regions associated with cognitive function and emotional ... > full story
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