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September 9, 2016

New Metamaterial Manipulates Sound

DNA Damage Seen in Patients Undergoing CT Scans

3-D Heart Printed: Individualized Medicine

Magnetic Nanoparticles To Stop Strokes

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Chemists Devise Revolutionary 3-D Bone-Scanning Technique

Sep. 8, 2016 — A scanning technique for bones has been created that does not expose patients to X-ray radiation but provides exceptional 3-D images from which diagnoses and prognoses can be made. Their technique ... read more

New PET Scan for Prostate Cancer Patients

Sep. 6, 2016 — A new effective PET/CT scan for prostate cancer patients can detect the location and extent of cancer that has recurred after initial treatment. Prostate PET/CT scans can detect cancer earlier than ... read more

New Microscope Images Single, Living Cells at Better Resolution and Lower Light Dose

Sep. 1, 2016 — Scientists invent a multi-view microscope that doubles the resolution of images without exposing them to an increased amount ... read more

Designing Ultrasound Tools With Lego-Like Proteins

Aug. 25, 2016 — Ultrasound imaging is used around the world to help visualize developing babies and diagnose diseases. Sound waves bounce off the tissues, revealing their different densities ... read more

New Diagnostic Instrument Sees Deeper Into the Ear

Aug. 25, 2016 — A new device could greatly improve ear infection diagnoses and drastically reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, a major cause of antibiotic ... read more

Gentle Cancer Treatment Using Nanoparticles Works

Aug. 3, 2016 — Cancer treatments based on laser irridation of tiny nanoparticles that are injected directly into the cancer tumor are working and can destroy the cancer from within. ... read more

New Biochip-Based Blood Test Detects Elevated Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Aug. 3, 2016 — Researchers today unveiled results from a new blood test to help identify which patients are at an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The ... read more

Better Contrast Agents Based on Nanoparticles

Aug. 3, 2016 — Scientists have developed nanoparticles which can serve as efficient contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. This new type of nanoparticles produce around ten times more contrast than the ... read more

New Vibrations in Old Tools Allow Surgeons to Feel What They Can't Touch

Aug. 1, 2016 — A small vibrating device added to surgical tools could improve surgeons' sensitivity to different shapes and textures inside their patients' bodies. Engineers have designed ... read more

Making Terahertz Lasers More Powerful

July 26, 2016 — Researchers have nearly doubled the continuous output power of a type of laser, called a terahertz quantum cascade laser, with potential applications in medical imaging, ... read more

CES 2015: How Many Calories Are in That Protein Shake?

Radiation ID Cards to Monitor Child's Exposure

Laser Technology Allows Parkinsonism Patients to Walk Again

Tongue Tip Technology Drives Quadriplegic Independence

Deriving Inspiration from the Dragon Tree

Sep. 8, 2016 — Could dragon trees serve as a source of inspiration for innovations in lightweight construction? A team of researchers has laid the groundwork for designing technical fiber-reinforced lightweight ... read more

Two-Photon Imaging of Meissner's Corpuscle Mechanoreceptors in Living Tissue

Aug. 30, 2016 — Researchers have demonstrated that Meissner's corpuscle mechanoreceptors can be observed in living tissue using two-photon ... read more

New MRI Technique Sheds Technology's Longtime Limits

Aug. 16, 2016 — Since its emergence in the 1970s, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has given physicians a better look inside tissues, helping to diagnose maladies from brain tumors to internal bleeding to torn ... read more

New Microscopy System Captures 'Lost' Fluorescence, Improving Resolution

Aug. 11, 2016 — Taking a cue from medical imaging, scientists have invented a multi-view microscope that captures higher-resolution, 3D images of live cells and tissues without upping the dose of potentially harmful ... read more

Stroke Care: Randomized Penumbra 3-D Trial of Next Generation Stent Retriever Meets Primary Endpoints

July 27, 2016 — The Penumbra 3D Trial successfully met the primary trial endpoints, demonstrating non-inferiority in both safety and efficacy of the company's next-generation stent retriever, Penumbra 3D ... read more

Enhancing Molecular Imaging With Light

July 25, 2016 — A new technology platform is able to image molecules at the nanoscale with ... read more

New Superconducting Coil Improves MRI Performance

July 20, 2016 — A multidisciplinary research team has developed a high-temperature superconducting coil that allows magnetic resonance imaging scanners to produce higher resolution images or acquire images in a ... read more

FDA Approves Scalpel-Free Brain Surgery for Tremor

July 20, 2016 — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder, in patients who do not respond to medication. The ... read more

New Nanoscale Technologies Could Revolutionize Microscopes, Study of Disease

July 19, 2016 — Research could transform how scientists study molecules and cells at sub-microscopic (nanoscale) levels. An electrical and computer engineer and her team has published studies outlining a new, ... read more

Imaging Technique Could Help Focus Breast Cancer Treatment

July 7, 2016 — Scientists have used imaging techniques as a new way to identify patients who could benefit from certain breast cancer treatments, according to a new ... read more

Researchers Devise Tool to Improve Imaging of Neuronal Activity in the Brain

June 27, 2016 — In a partnership melding neuroscience and electrical engineering, researchers have developed a new technology that will allow neuroscientists to capture images of the brain almost 10 times larger ... read more

3-D-Printed Kidney Helps Doctors Save Woman's Organ During Complicated Tumor Removal

June 24, 2016 — Doctors and scientists in one case printed and used a 3-D kidney to help save a patient's organ during a complicated tumor-removal ... read more

Health-Care Providers Do Not Fully Understand Cancer Risk from CT Scans

June 23, 2016 — Doctors and other healthcare professionals may not be fully aware of a CT scan's effect on lifetime malignancy risk. A new study surveyed doctors, radiologists, and imaging technologists ... read more

Light Combined With Time-Based Data Sees More Deeply Inside the Body

June 23, 2016 — Scientists provide an overview of recent developments in light-based technologies that enable a deeper noninvasive look into the human body. The technologies hold promise to enable compact, wearable ... read more

Illuminating Detection of Deep Cancers

June 20, 2016 — A new bioluminescence imaging system has been developed to improve detection sensitivity of targets in deep tissues. This allows markedly higher target-detection sensitivity, even at very low ... read more

Compound Eye for High-Density 3D Imaging

June 17, 2016 — A system named "Compound eye for high-density 3D imaging" has now been developed by researchers. This innovation was inspired by the physiological structure of flies' compound eyes. ... read more

Innovative Device Allows 3-D Imaging of the Breast With Less Radiation

June 16, 2016 — Adding a new device to an existing breast molecular imaging system allows the system to get six times better contrast of cancer lesions in the breast, providing the same or better image quality while ... read more

Laser Ablation Becomes Increasingly Viable Treatment for Prostate Cancer

June 10, 2016 — Up until now, capturing an image of a prostate cancer has been difficult because prostate tissue and tumor tissue are so similar. Precise, non-invasive surgical treatment has proved difficult as a ... read more

Mixing Solids, Liquids Enhances Optical Properties of Both

June 9, 2016 — By immersing glass particles in a fluid, researchers are exploring a new mechanism for modifying an optical device's diffusivity, or the extent to which it scatters ... read more

High-Definition Imaging to Improve Early Diagnosis of Cancer

June 9, 2016 — Researchers are involved in a European network to develop an endoscopic scanner for early detection of certain types of cancers that have a high mortality rate ... read more

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