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Health News and Information - News Medical

	December 27, 2017
	Radiology
	The latest radiology news from News Medical

	Bruker Biospec MRI device installed at The Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, today announced the installation of the Biospec® 15.2 Tesla USR™ preclinical ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instrument from Bruker. The new instrument is installed in the Daniel Wolf building of the Department of Chemical Research, and is used by the MRI Biosensors laboratory, led by Dr.

	Novel radiotherapy system receives FDA clearance for treating early stage breast cancer The GammaPod – a first-of-its kind stereotactic radiotherapy system to treat early stage breast cancer – has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, paving the way for the manufacturer to bring the system to market for the treatment of breast cancer patients.

			Novel GammaPod system receives FDA clearance to treat early stage breast cancer The GammaPod - a first-of-its kind stereotactic radiotherapy system to treat early stage breast cancer - has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, paving the way for the manufacturer to bring the system to market for the treatment of breast cancer patients.

			Nanobiotix receives FDA approval for first immuno-oncology trial NANOBIOTIX, a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering new approaches to the treatment of cancer, today announced the U.S.

			Updated ‘McDonald Criteria’ expected to improve speed and accuracy of MS diagnosis The McDonald Criteria for the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis have just been revised by a 30-member international panel of MS experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Cohen, MD (Cleveland Clinic) and Alan Thompson, MD (University College London).

	Study finds narrowed upper airways in preterm infants that may explain higher OSA risk Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those lower airway volumes are independent of the infants' gender, ethnicity or weight, according to a study published online Dec. 16, 2017 in Clinical Imaging.

	Study explores use of radiosurgery in lung cancer patients with multiple brain metastases Although targeted therapies have produced dramatic advances in our ability to control some types of advanced lung cancer, growth of the disease in the brain remains a major problem.

	Proton therapy center for treating cancer patients coming to Utah A new cancer treatment technology is one step closer to Salt Lake City. Today Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah announced a plan to add a proton therapy center to its Cancer Hospital.

	Study finds racial, socioeconomic barriers to accessing life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer Increasing use of a potentially life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer is leaving too many vulnerable patients behind, according to a new study from Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital published in JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

	New findings may lead to sensitive, non-invasive test for Alzheimer's disease New research has drawn a link between changes in the brain's anatomy and biomarkers that are known to appear at the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD), findings that could one day provide a sensitive but non-invasive test for AD before cognitive symptoms appear.

	Scientists use imaging techniques to understand reason for early labor in some pregnant women Scientists are using the latest imaging techniques usually used to map the brain to try and understand why some pregnant women miscarry or go into early labor.

	Stem cells remain healthy following low-dose X-ray exposure, say biophysicists Biophysicists have shown that following low-dose exposure to X-rays (at 80 milligrays), stem cells remain healthy, proliferate, and do not accumulate DNA damage to be passed on to their progeny. The paper was published in the journal Aging.

	Study provides ‘big picture’ of cognitive flexibility A healthy brain can quickly switch its focus from the large shapes to the individual parts that make up the bigger pictures.

	Ureteric Calculi Treatment Options Ureterolithiasis, also known as ureteric calculi, is the presence or formation of stones within the ureters.While Spontaneous passage is possible with smaller stones, some cases require pharmacotherapy or surgical therapy.

	Cancer survivors have shorter lifespan finds new study A large study has found that people who have survived cancer and its treatment are more likely to die sooner and have a shorter lifespan compared to those who have never had cancer.

	Study finds new marker to detect fatal breast cancer A new study conducted at the University College London, UK, found a new marker that has the capacity to help diagnose fatal breast cancer up to one year earlier than existing methods.