Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that they have designed nanoparticles that find clots and make them visible to…
Currently being tested in clinical trials, vandetanib inhibits the function of the RET (rearranged-during-transfection protein) proto-oncogene and other…
Researchers are leveraging Ohio Supercomputer Center resources to develop computer-assisted diagnosis tools that will provide pathologists grading Follicular…
This is made possible by designing the instrument in such a way that it sends tangible feedback signals to the handle held by the surgeon. Delft University of…
A new magnetic pill system developed by Brown University researchers could solve the problem by safely holding a pill in place in the intestine wherever it…
Use of the LCD technology to control small animals advances the field of optogenetics — a mix of optical and genetic techniques that has given researchers…
Standard light microscopes don't allow researchers to look into the interior of the living brain, where memories are formed and diseases such as dementia and…
Robot-assisted surgery dramatically improves outcomes in patients with uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancer, said researchers at the Jewish General…
The study found that ultrasound elastography, which indicates tissue softness, can help predict cancer in patients with BI-RADS category 4 masses. “Because…
An international team of physicists and neuroscientists has reported a breakthrough in magnetic resonance imaging that allows brain scans more than seven times…
Today, challenging liver surgery is frequently planned and optimized with regard to associated risks with the support of a computer. Based on radiological…
St. Michael's Hospital today became the first in Ontario to implant a small but powerful new defibrillator into a patient's chest.The defibrillator – about the…
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas account for about 4 percent of malignant tumors diagnosed in the United States each year. Currently the standard…
VIDEO ALERT: Additional audio and video resources, including excerpts from an interview with Dr. Andrea Cheville and other researchers presenting at San…
The technology spares patients the trauma of surgery and cuts total per-patient costs. As the research magazine Pictures of the Future reports in its latest…
Panel members included James A. Brink, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Yale University School of Medicine in New…