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Novel Imaging Technique Provides New Insights into Formation of Heart Defects

As a human fetus develops, its heart has to keep pace with the new body's ever-growing demands. Much of this is controlled by following genetic blueprints, but the embryonic heart also matures in response to the intense stresses of pumping blood.

From Optical Society Of America 1 Nov 2012

Optogenetic Interventions May Help Treat Addictive Behavior

Habits are behaviors wired so deeply in our brains that we perform them automatically. This allows you to follow the same route to work every day without thinking about it, liberating your brain to ponder other things, such as what to make for dinner.

30 Oct 2012

Scientists Watch Biological Clock's Molecular Cogwheels Under the Microscope

Our master circadian clock resides in a small group of about 10'000 neurons in the brain, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

29 Oct 2012

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging Provides Improved Detection of Cancer

Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI), also known as Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), is a procedure that is able to detect breast cancers missed by mammography and ultrasound, particularly in women with dense breasts.

29 Oct 2012

Scattered X-ray Technology May Improve COPD Diagnosis and Therapy

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered the fourth most common cause of death in the United States. Usually the precursor to this life-threatening lung disease is a chronic bronchitis. Partially destroyed alveoli and an over-inflation of the lungs, known as emphysema, are serious side effects. However, the subtle differences in the tissue are barely discernable in standard X-ray images.

24 Oct 2012

MIT Chemists Design Green Fluorescent Protein Equivalent for Electron Mmicroscopy

The glowing green molecule known as green fluorescent protein (GFP) has revolutionized molecular biology. When GFP is attached to a particular protein inside a cell, scientists can easily identify and locate it using fluorescence microscopy. However, GFP can’t be used with electron microscopy, which offers much higher resolution than fluorescence microscopy.

22 Oct 2012

Novel 3D Optical Doppler Imaging Reveals Cocaine-Induced Restricted Cerebral Blood Flow

Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University have developed a high-resolution, 3D optical Doppler imaging tomography technique that captures the effects of cocaine restricting the blood supply in vessels – including small capillaries – of the brain.

11 Oct 2012

PENTAX Medical to Unveil HD+ Endoscopic Platform at United European Gastroenterology Week

PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in endoscopic imaging, will release the next generation High Definition (HD+) EPK-i7000 video processor and i10 series endoscopes during the United European Gastroenterology week from October 20-24, 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

9 Oct 2012

Leica Microsystems Offers Promotional Deals on Laser Microdissection Equipment

Leica Microsystems offers two special promotions to help laboratories cost effectively set up laser microdissection (LMD), and assist labs in replacing their older systems.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 2 Oct 2012

LED Medical Diagnostics Join hands with DenMat Holdings

LED Medical Diagnostics and DenMat Holdings have entered into a strategic alliance to boost marketing and global sales of oral cancer detection device, VELscope Vx.

28 Sep 2012

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