Children and young people who are diagnosed with bone cancer could benefit from better treatment in the future thanks to new research at The University of Nottingham. The Bone Cancer Research Trust…
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Rb-82 PET has low radiation exposure
Dose estimates for Rubidium-82 (Rb-82) based on quantitative whole-body biokinetics in humans suggest a reasonably low radiation exposure and is at the lower end of effective dose among cardiac imaging procedures that…
New Biologic Grafts Give Plastic Surgeons Advanced Approach To Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Plastic surgeons treating patients faced with the difficult decision of reconstructive surgery after mastectomy now have access to breakthrough treatment options with Cook Medical’s Biodesign® Tissue Generation Matrix and Biodesign Nipple Reconstruction…
Cancer-Linked Epigenetic Effects Of Smoking Revealed By Study
For the first time, UK scientists have reported direct evidence that taking up smoking results in epigenetic changes associated with the development of cancer. The results were reported at the 35th Congress…
Research Study Challenges Conventional Theory Of Modern Drug Design
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered new evidence that challenges the current theory about a process key to the way modern drugs are designed and how they work in the…
New Study Shows Promise For Detecting Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer — the most common cancer afflicting American men — may be effectively diagnosed at an early stage without ionizing radiation, using a non-invasive imaging technique known as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS),…
GE Healthcare Continues Advancements in Nuclear Medicine on Three Continents
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced it has received FDA 510k clearance to market in the U.S. the Discovery™ NM/CT 670, a hybrid imaging platform designed to…
Siemens Puts High Definition In Motion With HD-Chest
Siemens Molecular Imaging announces HD-Chest – a new technology that reduces blur created by respiration during PET/CT studies, at the European Association of Nuclear Medicine congress from October 9-13 in Vienna, Austria….
Archimedes Pharma Launches PecFent(R) (fentanyl Pectin Nasal Spray) for The Treatment Of Breakthrough Cancer Pain In The UK
Archimedes Pharma Ltd., a leading international specialty pharma company, announced that PecFent*, fentanyl pectin nasal spray indicated for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP) in adults who are already receiving maintenance…
Nuclear medicine comes to Willcox
Northern Cochise Community Hospital’s nuclear medicine department will go live on Saturday. Nuclear medicine is a sub-specialty within the field of radiology, certified nuclear medicine technologist Margaret Balobeck said. Nuclear medicine uses…
Development Of A Better Way To See Molecules At Work In Living Brain Cells Helps Explain Synapse Formation
By creating a better way to see molecules at work in living brain cells, researchers affiliated with MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the MIT Department of Chemistry are helping…
Study Details Structure Of Potential Target For HIV And Cancer Drugs
In a technical tour de force, structural biologists funded by the National Institutes of Health have determined the three-dimensional structure of a molecule involved in HIV infection and in many forms of…
Iran to buy Russian nuclear medicine
“Iran and Russia have had agreements on producing nuclear medicine, under which a Russian-made radioisotope sample will be sent to Iran for testing and if we find it up to our standards…
PSEG Nuclear granted permission to produce Cobalt-60 at its Hope Creek reactor in Lower Alloways Creek
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a plan by PSEG Nuclear to produce Cobalt-60 at its Hope Creek generating station on Artificial Island here, officials announced this morning. Cobalt-60 is a radioisotope…
Statement From Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Regarding Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Each year, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month focuses our attention on the burden of breast cancer in our society and reminds us that there are things women can do to help detect…