Neuroimaging – News and Features

Early clinical data supporting use of Aastrom Bone Repair Cells (BRCs) in treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head also presented.

The study used positron-emission tomography and bioluminescent imaging to quantify biodistribution and function in mice of siRNA nanoparticles formulated with Calando's proprietary polymer technology for delivering siRNA and other nucleic acids.

Software to save years in research that aligns patients and treatments.

Data demonstrate human cardiac cell survival in infarct zone, resulting in improved cardiac structure and contractile function.

Brain areas that control attention were thinnest in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who carried a particular version of a gene in a study by NIMH.

Imaging technology used to advance the discovery and development of stem cell therapeutic products that will make delivery of the cells to specific organs much more specific and efficient.

Purdue and Indiana University researchers establish a technique that provides a new approach for detecting a number of genetic disorders found in infants and young children.

The National Center for Research Resources will provide $20.65 million for 14 High-End Instrumentation grants that will fund equipment required to advance biomedical research.

The paper describes a technique that involves tagging the human neural stem cells with Feridex®, an FDA approved magnetic resonance imaging agent for use in humans.

Interest in and use of molecular imaging technologies has exploded in recent years, thanks to advances in cell biology, biochemical agents, as well as advances in computer analysis.